Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Chappell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 23, 2015No. SJC 11687PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
On January 20, 2011, Stephanie Moulton, a residential counsellor at a mental health facility in Revere, was killed while she was at work. The defendant, a resident of the facility, was charged with her murder. Principally at issue at the defendant’s subsequent jury trial was his mental state at the time of the killing; the defendant presented a defense of lack of criminal responsibility. On October 28, 2013, the jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree on the theory of deliberate premeditation.
In his appeal from the conviction, the defendant argues that the trial judge…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. YousefCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Commonwealth v. MutinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Department of Youth Services v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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3Cited by23 opinions
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