Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gonzalez
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 1, 2005PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty.1 The defendant appeals from his conviction and from the trial judge’s denial of his motion for a new trial. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues error in the admission of certain evidence at trial and in certain of the judge’s instructions. The ground for the defendant’s appeal from the denial of his motion for a new trial is ineffective assistance of counsel. The defendant also requests that we exercise our extraordinary power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to order a…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. ClementeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. ClarkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. DurandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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