Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sylvia
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 2, 2010No. SJC-10226PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on the theory of deliberate premeditation and of unlawful possession of a firearm. The jury acquitted the defendant of using body armor during the commission of a felony, see G. L. c. 269, § 10D. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues (1) error in the prosecutor’s opening statement; (2) error in the denial of the defendant’s motion for required findings; (3) error in the admission of certain evidence concerning gunshot powder residue laboratory test results; (4) error in the prosecutor’s closing argument; and (5)…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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3Cited by51 opinions
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