Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Adrey
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 4, 1978PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree for killing Ronald Fregeau in Lawrence on December 3,1973. His appeal is before us under the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33H. The case presents for our decision these issues: (1) whether the trial judge impermissibly limited cross-examination of a prosecution witness, (2) whether the judge should have declared a mistrial when defense counsel learned that the prosecution had arguably suppressed allegedly exculpatory information, (3) whether the judge correctly instructed the jury on the meaning of proof beyond a…
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