Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shelley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 21, 1980PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
Indicted on October 3, 1975, for the murder of William C. Dubbels, the defendant Shelley was convicted on July 23, 1976, of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. On February 23, 1978, this court reversed the conviction and remanded the case for a new trial. Commonwealth v. Shelley, 374 Mass. 466 (1978). The second trial, which commenced on November 29, 1978, resulted again in conviction for murder in the first degree and a sentence of life imprisonment pursuant to G. L. c. 265, § 2. Shelley appeals to this court pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. We affirm.
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