Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jackson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 10, 2000PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on theories of deliberate premeditation and felony-*83murder.1 He was also convicted of burglary. On appeal he claims error in the denial of his motion to suppress statements he made to police, and the denial of his motion for required findings of not guilty. We affirm the convictions and decline to exercise our powers under G. L. c. 278, § 33E.
1. Facts. The jury could have found the following facts. Mary Paviol’s body was discovered by police on November 10, 1996, shortly after friends reported that she failed to appear at work for two…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Sims v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Commonwealth v. NovoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
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- Commonwealth v. TremblayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. NettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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