Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Merola
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 8, 1989PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Convicted of murder in the first degree on the ground of extreme atrocity or cruelty in the death of an eighteen month old boy named Donald, 1 the defendant, Albert P. Merola, appeals. The defendant argues that the judge erred in (1) denying the motion for a required finding of not guilty; (2) denying the motion to allow use of confidential Department of Social Services (DSS) records; (3) his evidentiary rulings; and (4) the instructions to the jury. The defendant also asserts that his trial counsel was ineffective. The defendant asks that, in the event we reject his claims of error, we…
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