Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 4, 1967PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKirk, J.
The two defendants were indicted, tried and found guilty of murder in the first degree of James B. O’Leary. The jury recommended that the death penalty not be imposed on Graves; no recommendation was made as to Johnson. On a separate indictment Johnson was found guilty of armed robbery, while masked, of Jacob Berman; Graves was found guilty of armed robbery of Berman. Both defendants were found guilty of assault and battery on Berman by means of a dangerous weapon. Johnson, in addition, was found guilty of unlawfully carrying a firearm, and unlawfully having a firearm under his control in a…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Commonwealth v. FancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. MillenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Commonwealth v. KiernanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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- Commonwealth v. BradyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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