Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shelley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 23, 1978PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
Robert J. Shelley was indicted for the killing of William C. Dubbels (Dubbels). The defendant admitted killing Dubbels, but claimed criminal irresponsibility. The jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and the statutory sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. The trial judge denied the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
The defendant then appealed under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, claiming that (1) as matter of law, the Commonwealth had not carried out its burden of proving that the defendant was sane, and that (2) the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. In…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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3Cited by111 opinions
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