Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jaime
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 23, 2001PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
A jury convicted the defendant, Antonio Jaime, of murder in the first degree on the theory of deliberate premeditation. On appeal, the defendant argues that the judge erred in (1) permitting the Commonwealth’s expert to offer hearsay testimony indicating that the defendant had been in a jovial mood the day before the murder and contradicting the defendant’s statement that he had been unemployed for at least one month before the murder; and (2) admitting evidence of a threatening statement that the defendant made to a hospital clerk shortly after the murder. After considering these arguments…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Department of Youth Services v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. BysMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. MedeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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3Cited by43 opinions
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