Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jenkins
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 4, 2011No. SJC-10144PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury in the Superior Court of murder in the first degree on the theory of deliberate premeditation. The defendant appeals from that conviction and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. He argues that, at the trial of the case, two allegedly hearsay statements were erroneously admitted; the prosecutor improperly cross-examined the defendant’s mother without an adequate basis for certain questions; and the prosecutor’s closing argument was improper. Further, the defendant contends that the judge erred in denying his motion for a new trial because he did…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. ImbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. HowardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. MarreroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. BonnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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