Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Scott
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 22, 2012PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of murder in the first degree in the shooting death of Nabil Essaid, armed assault with intent to kill Ahmed Obbada and Mohemmed Lebdoui, assault with a dangerous weapon on Boston municipal police Officer Matthew Clark, and various firearms offenses.1 The defendant, who testified at trial, did not dispute that he shot Essaid; he maintained, however, that he acted in self-defense and in defense of his pregnant girl friend, as Essaid and his friends surrounded him and Obbada appeared to be reaching for a weapon in his waistband.
The denial of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VargasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Scott v. GelbCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. IssaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. LopesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
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