Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Chandler
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 3, 1990No. 89-P-1240PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
On June 19, 1987, after a trial by jury, the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity of first degree murder, but guilty of unlawfully carrying a firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10(a)(1). He appeals from that conviction on the grounds that (1) his suppression motions were erroneously denied; (2) the verdict slips were erroneously drawn; (3) the judge committed error in his jury instructions; and (4) the verdicts were inconsistent.
We summarize the evidence on which the jury could have based their verdict. On May 24, 1986, shortly after 1:00 a.m., the body of the victim was discovered in a…
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