Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Schnopps
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 9, 1984PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
At a retrial, the defendant, George A. Schnopps, again was convicted of murder in the first degree. See Commonwealth v. Schnopps, 383 Mass. 178 (1981). On appeal, Schnopps’s sole argument is that we should exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to grant him a new trial or to direct the entry of a verdict of a lesser degree of guilt. We conclude that we should not exercise our power in favor of the defendant. We affirm.
We summarize the facts. On October 13, 1979, the defendant fatally shot his wife of fourteen years. The victim and the defendant began having marital problems…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AmazeenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BonomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. O'BRIENMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SchnoppsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. MartinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. AcevedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. GroomeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
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