Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Caldwell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 8, 2011No. SJC-10321PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant on two charges of murder in the first degree on theories of deliberate premeditation, extreme atrocity or cruelty, and felony murder for the shooting deaths of Nathan Lewis and Kevin Thompson. The defendant was also convicted of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, armed assault with intent to rob, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and on three charges of armed robbery while masked. 2
On appeal, the defendant argues that he should be granted a new trial because (1) the prosecutor elicited twice from a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Presley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Steadman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
- Commonwealth v. AhmadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. DyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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