Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Harris
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 3, 1985PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
The defendant appeals from his convictions of assault with intent to murder and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. He argues that the trial judge erred in denying his motion to suppress the victim’s identifications of him; in excluding evidence of a similar crime that occurred while he was in custody; and in failing to include, in a supplemental jury instruction, an instruction on the Commonwealth’s burden of proof. We affirm the convictions.
We set forth the evidence relevant to the issues raised by the appeal. On December 28, 1981, at approximately 11:50 p.m., the victim, an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SellonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. GrazianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BongarzoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. BarnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. KeizerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. AustinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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