Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shaffer
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 28, 1975PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
The defendant, having been indicted for murder, was tried and convicted of manslaughter 1 and appealed pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. The Appeals Court affirmed the judgment. Commonwealth v. Shaffer, 2 Mass. App. Ct. 658 (1974). We granted the defendant’s application for further appellate review and we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.
From the evidence, the jury could have found the following: The defendant, who was separated from her husband and in the process of being divorced, resided with her two children in a one-story ranch house in Sharon. The victim, to whom the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Commonwealth v. BendersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- People v. . TomlinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Commonwealth v. HartfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Commonwealth v. PinnickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
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3Cited by50 opinions
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