Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ramos
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 9, 1990PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
On April 9, 1986, the defendant, Paul A. Ramos, was convicted of murder in the first degree on the grounds of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. The defendant appeals to this court, claiming (1) that he was denied his right to a jury drawn from a fair cross section of the community; (2) that the trial judge erred in admitting in evidence certain photographs of the victim and of the defendant’s automobile; and (3) that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction. In addition, the de fendant requests that we grant relief pursuant to our power under G. L. c.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. BysMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. D'AGOSTINOMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Commonwealth v. PetersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by41 opinions
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