Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fitzgerald
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 20, 1978PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
After a jury trial, the defendants, Robert Fitzgerald and Joseph Chisholm, were convicted on indictments charging armed assault in a dwelling house with intent to commit a felony. G. L. c. 265, § 18A. They appeal their convictions pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. Both defendants challenge the denial of their motions for directed verdicts on the ground that there was insufficient evidence to establish identity, and both contend that the prosecutor’s examination of witnesses and his closing argument to the jury were improper and sufficiently prejudicial to require a reversal of the…
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