Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Thompson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 25, 1972PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
In a trial held March 8-10, 1967, subject to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, the defendant was convicted by a jury on three indictments charging assault and battery, and three indictments charging assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, the crimes having been allegedly committed on November 28,1966.
On March 27, 1967, he filed a motion for a new trial which was denied on April 21, 1967. On March 8, 1971, he filed a second motion for a new trial on the grounds (1) that “the prosecution’s introduction of evidence at trial showing that three assault victims identified the defendant as their…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. MirandaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. EllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. SwensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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