Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. LePage
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 27, 1967PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
LePage and Eskedahl were each found guilty of the murder, in the first degree, of Dr. Dalton C. 0 ’Brien and of armed assault with intent to rob him. There was a recommendation that sentence of death be not imposed. Each defendant appealed. On the evidence the following facts could be found.
About midnight of the night of March 10 to 11, 1964, Dr. and Mrs. O’Brien were in their house near Fresh Pond, Cambridge. The lights were out. The front door was secured. About 12:15 a.m. there was a loud knocking at the front door. Dr. O’Brien went downstairs. Mrs. O’Brien heard him say, “Who is it?” A…
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