Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kozec
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 24, 1987PublishedCited by 320 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
Convicted of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon upon a person sixty-five years of age or older (but acquitted of assault with intent to commit murder), the defendant appealed to the Appeals Court, which reversed her conviction. Commonwealth v. Kozec, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 355 (1985). Supported by the Attorney General and every other district attorney in the Commonwealth, the district attorney for the Eastern District applied for further appellate review, which we granted.
The Appeals Court reversed the conviction largely on the basis of prejudicial improprieties in the prosecutor’s…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Commonwealth v. DomanskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by320 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. RaymondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
315 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.