Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Scesny
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 14, 2015No. SJC 11627PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
In October of 1996, passersby discovered the body of a woman, Theresa Stone (victim), by the side of a road in Fitchburg. Sixteen years later, in March of 2012, a Worcester County jury convicted the defendant, Alex Scesny, of murder in the first degree and aggravated rape in connection with her death. Before us is the defendant’s appeal from these convictions. The defendant argues that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions; (2) the trial judge erred in admitting opinion testimony of a criminalist employed by the Commonwealth because the witness was not qualified to…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. ShelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. NardiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SeinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
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- Commonwealth v. MattierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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