Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Amaral
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 16, 1983PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendant, Albano Amaral, was convicted of murder in the first degree on June 25, 1981, after a jury trial in which he presented his lack of criminal responsibility as a defense. He was sentenced to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, for a term of life imprisonment. The trial judge denied the defendant’s motions to set aside the verdict, and for a new trial; the defendant appeals and, pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E, he seeks relief. The defendant raises three principal issues: (1) that the trial judge erred in failing to give a charge on manslaughter, (2) that the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. GouldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. MutinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AcevedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. AlbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. BarrosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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