Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rogers
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 8, 2011PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
The defendant was convicted of the murder in the first-degree of Cristian Giambrone on the theory of felony-murder with armed robbery as the predicate felony. The defendant was also convicted of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, to wit, a knife, arising from his attack on Henry Young.2 The case is before us on the defendant’s direct appeal from these two convictions. He claims that, because any force or threats occurred only after the alleged robbery, the judge instructed improperly on armed robbery and that instruction was critical because, absent the armed robbery, there could be…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Foley v. Polaroid Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by37 opinions
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