Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gagnon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 30, 1990PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree, unlawfully carrying a firearm, and conspiracy to burn a motor vehicle. On appeal, the defendant claims error in (1) the examination of John Butler, a defense witness who testified that Louis Marotta had admitted that he, not the defendant, had shot the victim; (2) the judge’s rulings in connection with defense counsel’s efforts to show before the jury that Marotta had claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to comment on Marotta’s absence as a witness, or to show that Marotta had been nonresponsive…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Billeci v. United States. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Daniel J. Bowles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by46 opinions
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