Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Deconinck
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 10, 2018No. SJC 12198PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaziano, J.
**255 A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty for the fatal stabbing of Ronald Russo on August 24, 2013. That evening, the defendant and the victim, who were long-time friends, got into an argument and shoving match inside a mobile home. Both had been consuming alcohol before the shoving match. They then armed themselves with kitchen knives. During the ensuing fight, the defendant stabbed or slashed the victim sixty-nine times, while sustaining a stab wound to his right leg.
At trial, the defendant claimed that he…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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