Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Perry
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 2, 2000PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Convicted of kidnapping and of murder in the first degree based on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty, Frederick H. Perry appeals. On appeal, the defendant claims that his motion for required findings of not guilty should have been allowed on both indictments. He also alleges error in the (1) admission of his statements to the police, (2) admission of hearsay evidence, (3) exclusion of expert testimony, (4) denial of his right to be present at a “critical stage[] of the proceeding!],” and (5) admission of his statements to the police despite an alleged violation of his right to make a…
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