Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Zagranski
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 13, 1990PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant, appealing from his conviction of the murder in the first degree of Michael Molin, challenges several of the trial judge’s rulings on the admission of evidence, and further challenges the judge’s jury instruction concerning the absence of certain witnesses. There was no reversible error. The defendant refers to G. L. c. 278, § 33E (1988 ed.), but makes no separate argument under it. We have performed our duty under that statute and have determined that there is no reason to disturb the verdict.
The body of the victim, who died of multiple gunshot wounds, was found in a storage…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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- Commonwealth v. DomanskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
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- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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