Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McHoul
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 16, 1967PublishedCited by 219 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
The issues on this appeal under the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G-, as amended, relate to the defence of insanity. The defendant, McHoul, was convicted and sentenced for two crimes committed about 2 p.m. on March 29,1966 — assault with intent to rape, and breaking and entering a dwelling house with intent to commit rape. The defendant at the time was a patient at Boston State Hospital. About 2:25 p.m. on March 29, the defendant said to a male practical nurse at the hospital, who asked where his trousers were, “I want to tell you something. 1 did something wrong. I raped a woman.”…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- United States v. Charles FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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