Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wilborne
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 7, 1981PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Convicted of murder in the first degree of William Sanders, John A. Wilborne appeals to this court pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33H. Wilborne argues error concerning (1) the denial of his motion for a directed verdict on the indictment for murder in the first degree; (2) the failure of the judge to instruct the jury on manslaughter; (3) the restriction of the cross-examination of a Commonwealth witness; (4) the denial of his motion to suppress a statement made to police; and (5) three rulings made by the judge concerning the conduct of the trial. Wilborne also claims that we should…
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