Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pimental
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 3, 2009PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
On the morning of June 10, 2004, Thomas Lof-tus was found beaten to death in a wooded area in Wareham. Evidence presented at trial showed that the defendant and a companion, Robert Silva, both participated in the attack, and that Silva then removed money and property from the victim and shared it with the defendant. A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree committed with extreme atrocity or cruelty, and armed robbery. On appeal, the defendant argues that (1) he should have been permitted to introduce evidence of a prior event in which he prevented Silva from attacking…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. DiGiambattistaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. ApplebyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. PorroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. NorrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
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