Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Casale
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 17, 1980PublishedCited by 203 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
Joseph A. Bruno, Jr., Thomas F. Casale, and Vincent J. Federico were indicted for their alleged murder in the first degree of Robert N. McFarlane. After trial they were convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendants filed motions for directed verdicts at the conclusion of the Commonwealth’s case and again at the close of all the evidence. The judge denied the motions. Four days after the verdicts, the defendants, acting under G. L. c. 278, § 11, renewed their motions for directed verdicts. The judge denied the mo- tians of Casale and Federico, but…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by203 opinions
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