Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wall
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 11, 2014No. SJC 09850PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
Just before midnight on May 3, 2002, police responded to 16 Sumner Street in Quincy after a neighbor telephoned to report that she had just witnessed the defendant, Gregory A. Wall, moving a trash barrel with a human leg protruding from it across their shared backyard. On arrival, the officers observed a trail of red droplets leading to the defendant’s back door. Through a window in the door, one of the officers observed the legs of someone standing next to a plastic bag containing two human feet. On entering the apartment, the officers discovered a horrific scene. A woman’s body had been…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- United States v. MarcusSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Krasner v. BerkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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