Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Burke
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 2, 1978PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant shot five people in a home in Cambridge in the early morning of September 5,1976. Two of these people died. The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree of one victim; murder in the second degree of another; and armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon as to the three surviving victims. The defendant did not deny that he shot the victims but claimed that he was not criminally responsible for his conduct under the standards set forth in Commonwealth v. McHoul, 352 Mass. 544 (1967). We affirm the judgments and,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SoarisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by20 opinions
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