Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Larkin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 16, 1999PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFried, J.
The defendant, Robert F. Larkin, HI, was convicted of murder in the first degree, as well as aggravated rape and unarmed robbery. We affirm the convictions and decline to exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to order a new trial or reduce the murder verdict.
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On November 20, 1994, police recovered a body from a *427submerged ledge on the face of the Granite Rail Quarry in Quincy. The body was wrapped in a blanket and was weighted down with cinder blocks. Removal of the blanket revealed the body of a young woman, bound and gagged, in tom clothing. An autopsy determined' that the woman,…
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