Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Parham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 23, 1984PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
In November, 1975, Neil Parham was tried before a jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree, armed robbery, and armed assault with intent to rob. Par-ham’s convictions were the result of indictments stemming from a slaying on October 14, 1974, in which Parham and two companions 1 were alleged to have stolen a car and followed a taxicab from downtown Boston until its arrival on Sunnyside Street in Jamaica Plain where it discharged the passengers. Parham and his companions attacked the taxicab driver and one passenger. In the ensuing melee, the victim, that passenger, was fatally…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by51 opinions
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