Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Amazeen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 20, 1978PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, the defendant, Delmer T. Amazeen, appeals his conviction of murder in the second degree on an indictment which charged murder in the first degree. Amazeen argues assignments of error concerning (1) the denial of a pre-trial motion to suppress inculpatory statements made by him; (2) the denial of his motions for a directed verdict of not guilty; (3) the judge’s instructions to the jury; (4) the selection of the jurors; (5) the admission of color photographs of the deceased; and (6) the reading of his written statement to the jury. We conclude that the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by128 opinions
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