Commonwealth v. Miranda
| Docket Number | SJC-11690 |
| Decision Date | 09 June 2020 |
The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Defendant's convictions for murder in the first degree and other crimes, affirmed orders denying Defendant's pretrial and postconviction motions, and declined to grant extraordinary relief pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, 33E, holding that no reversible error occurred in the proceedings below
Specifically, the Supreme Judicial Court held (1) the trial judge did not err in deciding not to instruct the jury on self defense; (2) although it was error to...
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7 cases
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Commonwealth v. Velez
... ... 1. Background a. Prior proceedings ... In September of 2010, the defendant was indicted on two counts of murder in the first degree for the deaths of Bennett and Ortiz. The defendant filed a motion to suppress statements he made to police on the ground that his waiver of his Miranda 1 rights, and subsequent statements, had not been voluntarily made due to his intoxication, sleep deprivation, and mental illness. The motion was denied after an evidentiary hearing. During a February 2012 pretrial hearing, trial counsel informed the judge that the defense would "not be using the ... ...
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Anderson v. Comm'r of Corr.
... ... Erickson, 297 Conn. 164, 197, 997 A.2d 480 (2010) ; State v. Lewis , 220 Conn. 602, 619–20, 600 A.2d 1330 (1991) ; Commonwealth v. Miranda, 484 Mass. 799, 811–13, 146 N.E.3d 435 (2020) ; State v. Gonzalez, 143 N.M. 25, 30, 172 P.3d 162 (2007) ; State v. Niewiadowski , ... ...
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State v. Anderson
... ... Erickson , 297 Conn. 164, 197, 997 A.2d 480 (2010) ; State v. Lewis , 220 Conn. 602, 619–20, 600 A.2d 1330 (1991) ; Commonwealth v. Miranda , 484 Mass. 799, 811–13, 146 N.E.3d 435 (2020) ; State v. Gonzales , 143 N.M. 25, 30, 172 P.3d 162 (2007) ; State v ... ...
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