Commonwealth v. Bonner

Docket NumberSJC-12721
Decision Date07 March 2022
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11 cases
  • Commonwealth v. Kapaia
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • 17 Noviembre 2022
    ...looked one of the witnesses in the eye and then turned to the already-wounded victim and shot him again. See Commonwealth v. Bonner, 489 Mass. 268, 276, 182 N.E.3d 311 (2022) ("conviction of murder in first degree on theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty requires evidence that defendant cau......
  • Commonwealth v. Teixeira
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • 20 Octubre 2022
    ...properly instructed the jury with the model instructions that were in effect at the time of the trial. See Commonwealth v. Bonner, 489 Mass. 268, 285, 182 N.E.3d 311 (2022), quoting Commonwealth v. Howard, 479 Mass. 52, 61, 91 N.E.3d 1108 (2018) ("we have urged trial judges to adhere to the......
  • Commonwealth v. Shepherd
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • 22 Febrero 2024
    ...identified as nonwhite.27We have encouraged trial judges to follow the model jury instructions. See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Bonner, 489 Mass. 268, 285, 182 N.E.3d 311 (2022); Commonwealth v. Howard, 479 Mass. 52, 61, 91 N.E.3d 1108 (2018). But we also have affirmed that a judge need not use ......
  • Commonwealth v. Tyler
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • 8 Abril 2024
    ...analysis on the first exception. Id.9"[W]e have urged trial judges to adhere to the Model Jury Instructions on Homicide." Commonwealth v Bonner, 489 Mass. 268, 285, 182 N E.3d 311 (2022).10See note 4, ...
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