Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Burke
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 27, 1961PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
This is an indictment charging that on September 28, 1957, at Severe in the county of Suffolk the defendant “did assault and beat one Marie F. Burke, with intent to murder her, and by such assault and beating did kill and murder the said Marie F. Burke.” It contains the statement that “the defendant is guilty of murder in the second degree and not in the first degree.” At the trial the judge instructed the jury that they would he warranted in returning a verdict of guilty either of murder in the second degree or of manslaughter, depending on whether they found that the alleged assault was…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Morey v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Commonwealth v. DyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Commonwealth v. McCanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. NardoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. LoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. FranksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. FerraraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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