Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Francis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 9, 1992PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
The Commonwealth seeks to appeal from an order of a Superior Court judge granting the defendant, Roger D. Francis, a new trial on an indictment charging murder in the first degree. The motion judge ruled that the reasonable doubt instructions at the defendant’s 1967 trial were constitutionally inadequate under this court’s decisions in Commonwealth v. Ferreira, 373 Mass. 116 (1977), and Commonwealth v. Garcia, 379 Mass. 422 (1980). The Commonwealth sought leave to appeal from a single justice of this court. G. L. c. 278, § 33E (1990 ed.). The issues on which the Commonwealth sought review…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Dickerson v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. RembiszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. PisaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Simpson v. MatesanzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Mains v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. HaleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. WheelerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
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