COMMONWEALTH v. DOANE


428 Mass. 631 (1999)

COMMONWEALTH v. CHRISTOPHER RAY DOANE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

January 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Rappaport for the defendant.

Marcia H. Slingerland, Assistant District Attorney (George O'Connor, Assistant District Attorney, with her) for the Commonwealth.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., LYNCH, GREANEY, FRIED, & IRELAND, JJ.


FRIED, J.

Doane appeals from an adjudication of delinquency by reason of murder in the first degree. The jury specifically found both deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. The direct entry of the appeal in this court was improper. General Laws c. 278, § 33E, allows for direct entry of an appeal in this court only in a case "in which the defendant was tried on an indictment for murder in the first degree and was convicted of murder in the first...

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