Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Earltop
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 21, 1977PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant appeals from his conviction of murder in the second degree. The body of the victim, who was a prostitute, was found on February 7, 1971, in *200a third floor room of a building at 413 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston. The defendant challenges (1) the denial of his motion for a directed verdict, (2) the admission in evidence of a brief exchange of words he had with a male prostitute, (3) the denial of access to the grand jury minutes, and (4) the propriety of a portion of the prosecutor’s closing argument to the jury. Facts relating to each contention will be set forth as it is…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. UnderwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Commonwealth v. MontecalvoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
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3Cited by126 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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