Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. LaPlante
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 16, 1993PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Convicted of murder in the first degree on three indictments, the defendant, Daniel J. LaPlante, appeals. He alleges error in (1) the denial of his motions to suppress; (2) the admission of a business record; and (3) the judge’s failure to instruct the jury on the issue of insanity. The defendant requests that we order a new trial. We decline to exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E (1992 ed.), in favor of the defendant to enter verdicts of a lesser degree of guilt or to order a new trial. We affirm.
1. We set forth the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Maryland v. GarrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. HasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SalemmeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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