Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baseler
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 14, 1995PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendant, Bradley S. Baseler, appeals from his conviction of assault and battery. In his assignment of errors, the defendant contends that the trial judge: (1) improperly shifted the burden of proof on the issue of self-defense to the defendant; (2) erred in his charge to the jury on the law of self-defense; (3) improperly provided the jury with a tape recording of his entire charge for their use during deliberations. The defendant’s third claim presents an issue of *501first impression in the Commonwealth. We transferred the case here on our own motion. Because we conclude that the trial…
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