Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hunter
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 16, 1998PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant, Alfred J. Hunter, III, appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree on the theories of *652deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty.1 At trial, the defendant admitted to killing his wife, Elvira Hunter, but denied criminal responsibility, claiming that he lacked the capacity to form the requisite mental state to commit the crime due to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). On appeal, the defendant contends that (1) the judge erred in refusing to conduct an individual voir dire of members of the venire on the question of potential racial bias; (2) his…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. SalemmeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. HobbsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GarreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. LintonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. RiceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. ArriagaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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