Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/5/1983

Commonwealth v. Rojas

Citations

447 N.E.2d 4
388 Mass. 626
1983 Mass. LEXIS 1350

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fact that victim was together with the defendant in a locked room at the time of the murder, along with other evidence, was sufficient to sustain the verdict
fact that victim was together with the defendant in a locked room at the time of the murder, along with other evidence, was sufficient to sustain the verdict
evidence that defendant was alone with victim and evidence demonstrating consciousness of guilt was sufficient for jury to find beyond reasonable doubt that defendant “was the killer”
\The fact that the defendant was the last person known to have seen [the victim] alive and that he had an opportunity to commit the crime would not be sufficient to warrant his conviction\
“The fact that the defendant was the last person known to have seen [the victim] alive and that he had an opportunity to commit the crime would not be sufficient to warrant his conviction”
although each element of a crime must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, each fact on which the trier of fact relies in reaching such a conclusion need not be found beyond a reasonable doubt

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Nolan, Lynch

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