Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Borodine
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 23, 1976PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant appeals under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from a conviction of murder in the first degree.
The body of the victim, a girl friend of the defendant, was found in the cellar of her Newton home one afternoon in May, 1974. The defendant and the victim’s sister-in-law were the only other adults shown to have been present on the premises at or about the time of the victim’s death. The victim had suffered substantial injuries consistent with being punched, struck by an iron, kicked by a shod foot, and strangled with a cord.
The defendant raises several issues. He argues that (1) statements…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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