Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. McCauley

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided April 7, 1969PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKirk, J.

Upon an indictment charging murder the defendant McCauley was found guilty of murder in the second degree at a trial subject to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. The case is here on his appeal with assignments of error.

We state the evidence, consisting mainly of eyewitness testimony, which bears upon the issues sought to be raised by the appeal. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on November 24, 1967, three young men, Alexander Gedutis (the deceased), Brian Johnson and William J. Sullivan were walking on the ramp which leads to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) station at Charles Street,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
  2. Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
  4. Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
  5. Commonwealth v. ChapmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. BoydMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976

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