Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Marquetty
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 18, 1993PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant, William M. Marquetty, of murder in the first degree on the basis of deliberate premeditation and with ex treme atrocity or cruelty. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant claims error because: (1) the Commonwealth introduced testimony concerning a knife seized from the defendant’s automobile, but did not produce the knife at trial; (2) the prosecutor’s closing argument unfairly evoked sympathy for the victim; and (3) defense counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance at trial. The defendant further requests that…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. DegroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. DelaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. DonahueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. LaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
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