Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Carter
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 19, 2016No. SJC 11525PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
In April, 2013, a jury convicted the defendant, Vernon T. Carter, of murder in the first degree of Scott Monteiro on a theory of felony-murder, based on the predicate felony of armed robbery. 2 The defendant was also convicted of armed robbery, assault and battery of Sheldon Santos, possession of a firearm, and possession of ammunition. 3 On appeal, the defendant asserts error in (1) admission of identifications obtained through procedures alleged to be suggestive; (2) testimony from a last-minute Commonwealth witness; (3) the prosecutor’s closing argument; (4) omission of jury instructions…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. CraytonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ThomasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. SalazarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. DeconinckMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
- Commonwealth v. BinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
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