Commonwealth v. Duran

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Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:appeal defendant's appeal
gptkbp:caseOutcome defendant's conviction upheld
evidence law interpretation
gptkbp:caseTypes SJC-12345
criminal appeal
gptkbp:citedBy 480 Mass. 1
gptkbp:class jury trial
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Judicial_Court_of_Massachusetts
affirmed lower court ruling
insufficient evidence
gptkbp:decidedBy April 3, 2018
gptkbp:firstClaim future cases
gptkbp:historicalEvent appealed from lower court
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commonwealth v. Duran
gptkbp:impact criminal justice system
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts
Luis_Duran
gptkbp:judges none
Justice Frank M. Gaziano
Supreme_Judicial_Court_review
majority_opinion_written_by_Gaziano
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:keyPeople unanimous decision
gptkbp:legal_representation evidence sufficiency
gptkbp:legalStatus due process
preponderance of evidence
public defender
admissibility of evidence
evidence admissibility
affirmed conviction
upheld by higher court
affects future trials
Massachusetts_General_Laws
Massachusetts_criminal_law
gptkbp:notableFeature important for legal practitioners
clarification of evidence rules
gptkbp:outcome conviction upheld
gptkbp:politicalParty Justice Frank M. Gaziano
gptkbp:precedent evidence law
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Commonwealth_v._Johnson
gptkbp:research physical evidence
testimonial evidence
gptkbp:significance impact on criminal procedure
gptkbp:tactics sufficient evidence