Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hebert
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 28, 1977Published
1Opinion of the Court
373 Mass. 535 (1977)
368 N.E.2d 1204
COMMONWEALTH
vs.
LAURENCE R. HEBERT.
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Berkshire.
September 12, 1977.
October 28, 1977.
Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.
Thomas Hoffman for the defendant.
L. Jeffrey Meehan, Special Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.
BRAUCHER, J.
The defendant appealed his conviction of "attempted manslaughter," and we allowed his application for direct appellate review. We hold that there is no such crime, and reverse.
The defendant was indicted for attempted murder, rape, assault with intent to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PeasleeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- People v. FosterNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- People v. LilleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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