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Commonwealth v. Colantonio

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided August 29, 1991No. 89-P-364 & 90-P-1265PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWarner, C.J.

During a confrontation near the Jeffries Point Yacht Club in East Boston, the defendant killed William Moran by striking him on the head with a baseball bat. He was indicted for first degree murder along with James All. At trial, the defendant testified that he struck Moran with the bat because he believed Moran was reaching for a knife during an altercation with All, the defendant’s friend. The defendant tried to strike Moran on the shoulder, but Moran ducked, and the bat hit him on the side of the head. A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of second degree murder. He appealed, and…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  5. United States v. Valenzuela-BernalSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Carter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  3. Commonwealth v. DanielsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  4. Commonwealth v. GirouardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. McClendonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1995

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