Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Boudreau

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided July 25, 1972PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.

The defendant is here on appeal under the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. He was indicted for manslaughter in connection with the death of a fourteen month old child and was found guilty by a jury, being thereafter sentenced to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. We deal with the assignments of error which have been argued.

1. Assignments of errors Nos. 4 and 5 relate to the admission in evidence during redirect examination of the medical examiner of two photographs of the deceased child. The contention of the defendant is that the introduction of these photographs…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Commonwealth v. UnderwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
  5. Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  2. Commonwealth v. LaCorteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. MedeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. FestaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. RzepphiewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000

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