COMMONWEALTH v. JACKSON


417 Mass. 830 (1994)

633 N.E.2d 1031

COMMONWEALTH vs. RICHARD F. JACKSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Shapiro (Jenny C. Chou with him) for the defendant.

Kenneth H. Anderson, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH & GREANEY, JJ.


LIACOS, C.J.

The defendant appeals from his convictions of murder in the first degree and kidnapping. As grounds for reversal, the defendant argues that the trial judge erred in allowing the admission of evidence of a prior bad act offered for identification purposes. The defendant also argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the guilty verdicts, and that his motion for required findings of not guilty should have been allowed. Mass. R. Crim. P. 25 (a...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases