Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Nadworny
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 11, 1985PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
On June 12, 1984, a jury convicted William Nadwomy of murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction. The defendant filed a timely notice of appeal and later sought a stay of execution of sentence in the Appeals Court, which was allowed. Both parties filed applications for direct appellate review with this court. We granted both applications, and we affirm the conviction.
The defendant challenges his conviction on numerous grounds. He contends that the trial judge erred in not allowing his motions for…
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