Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kosilek
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 8, 1996PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The defendant, Robert Kosilek, was convicted of murder in the first degree under theories of premeditated and deliberate murder and extreme atrocity or cruelty for the death of his wife, Cheiyl Kosilek. On appeal, the defendant contends that his conviction must be reversed principally because of: (1) errors in jury instructions; (2) limitation of cross-examination on the issue of self-defense; and (3) improper statements in the prosecutor’s closing argument. The defendant also challenges the judge’s denial of his motion for a required finding of not guilty, and alleges ineffective assistance…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Kosilek v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. ObershawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. StoteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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