Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bourgeois
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 8, 1989PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant challenges his convictions of murder in the first degree, armed robbery, armed assault in a dwelling house, assault and battery of a victim over sixty-five years of age by means of a dangerous weapon (G. L. c. 265, § 15A [1986 ed.]), and three charges of assault with intent to murder while armed with a dangerous weapon (G. L. c. 265, § 18 [b] [1986 ed.]).
The indictments arose out of the following circumstances. On September 19, 1983, the defendant and one Fernette, whose convictions on substantially similiar charges were upheld in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
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