COMMONWEALTH v. ORTIZ

SJC-11426

470 Mass. 163 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH v. LUIS ORTIZ.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

November 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Alan Curhan for the defendant.

Jamie Michael Charles , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: GANTS, C.J., CORDY, BOTSFORD, LENK, & HINES, JJ.


The defendant appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree, on a theory of deliberate premeditation, in the shooting death of Philip Meltzer. Although the defendant concedes that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict, and does not suggest that any error occurred at trial, he contends that the verdict was...

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