Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Green
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 17, 1995PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C. J.
A jury of the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree, two armed assaults with intent to murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition.1 On appeal, the defendant asserts several grounds for reversal. We conclude that the trial judge erred in denying the defendant the right to exercise peremptory challenges and by charging the jury on a joint venture theory and a theory of accessory before the fact when those instructions were not warranted. Either of these errors requires reversal, and, accordingly, we reverse. We also discuss one…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. LongoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. CohenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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