Commonwealth v. Lopez
| Docket Number | SJC-12007 |
| Decision Date | 20 August 2020 |
The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of murder in the first degree on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty, holding that there was no error that resulted in a substantial likelihood of a miscarriage of justice
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) Defendant's statements that he made to police were properly admitted into evidence; (2) the trial judge did not err in finding that text messages sent after the murder were admissible; (3) the trial judge did not err in...
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9 cases
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Commonwealth v. Carter
...others if the statements are made during the pendency of the criminal enterprise and in furtherance of it." Commonwealth v. Lopez, 485 Mass. 471, 474–475, 151 N.E.3d 367 (2020), quoting Commonwealth v. Winquist, 474 Mass. 517, 520-521, 52 N.E.3d 105 (2016). "Statements made in an effort to ......
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Commonwealth v. Lowery
...others if the statements are made during the pendency of the criminal enterprise and in furtherance of it.’ " Commonwealth v. Lopez, 485 Mass. 471, 474–475, 151 N.E.3d 367 (2020), quoting Commonwealth v. Winquist, 474 Mass. 517, 520-521, 52 N.E.3d 105 (2016). "Before admitting such evidence......
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Commonwealth v. Welch
...contents, substance, internal patterns, or other distinctive characteristics" (quotations and citation omitted). Commonwealth v. Lopez, 485 Mass. 471, 477, 151 N.E.3d 367 (2020). See Mass. G. Evid. § 901(b)(4). Other "confirming circumstances" that may authenticate text messages include ack......
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Commonwealth v. Ridley
...such a disregard of probable harmful consequences to another as to amount to wanton or reckless conduct." Commonwealth v. Lopez, 485 Mass. 471, 484, 151 N.E.3d 367 (2020), quoting Commonwealth v. Carrillo, 483 Mass. 269, 275, 131 N.E.3d 812 (2019). "An instruction on involuntary manslaughte......
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