Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. David Roman

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 5, 2025No. SJC-13348Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

COMMONWEALTH vs. DAVID ROMAN

Docket:

SJC-13348

Dates:

September 11, 2024. - March 5, 2025

Present:

Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

County:

Worcester

Keywords:

Homicide. Evidence, Admissions and confessions, Self-defense, Voluntariness of statement, Prior misconduct, Argument by prosecutor, State of mind, Consciousness of guilt, Relevancy and materiality, Intent, Inference. Practice, Criminal, Admissions and confessions, Voluntariness of confession, Assistance of counsel, Argument by prosecutor, State of mind, Instructions to jury, Postconviction relief,…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987

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