Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gaulden
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 6, 1981PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
In October, 1979, a Hampden County jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree. In her appeal, which we transferred here on our own motion, the defendant has raised various challenges to her conviction. We deal with those challenges first in this opinion and conclude that the challenges are without merit. On September 9, 1980, following the jury verdict, the judge reduced the verdict from murder in the second degree to a finding of guilty of manslaughter. He purported to act under G. L. c. 278, § 11, as appearing in St. 1979, c. 344, § 43A, and Mass. R. Crim. P. 25 (b) (2),…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. EarltopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. VanderpoolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by88 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. CinelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. WoodwardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. DockhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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