Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tague
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 10, 2001PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendant, John Tague, was convicted of murder in the first degree of Jason Linsky on theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty, armed assault of Brian McLaughlin with intent to murder, six indictments charging assault and battery (of three others) by means of a dangerous weapon, and two indictments charging assault and battery (of six people, including the five described in the other indictments).1 On appeal he claims the trial judge committed error in (1) the denial of his motion to dismiss, in which he argued that he could not be tried for murder on a theory…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Wayte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- United States v. Arthur BarrettCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ConkeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. RiceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. LopesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. DanielsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. EvansMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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