Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 1, 1974PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
The defendant, Lawyer Johnson, appeals under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from his conviction of first degree murder, with sentence of death, as well as from the denial of his motion for a new trial. The assignments of error are numerous, but it will not be necessary to examine them or the facts of the case comprehensively, since there was a material error requiring reversal, and the other questions are not likely to arise on retrial. 1 The error consisted of the trial judge’s refusal to take any steps to order, induce, or compel a crucial prosecution witness — one Kenneth Myers — to give…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LaCorteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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