Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Goulet
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 16, 1978PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
At trial in October, 1975, the defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree. He appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. There was solid proof that he shot and killed Marlene Saalfrank. Criminal irresponsibility at the time of commission of the act, however, was raised as a defense, and in that connection we hold that the judge committed errors which oblige us to reverse the judgment. We also discuss other matters that may arise on retrial.
1. The evidence, (a) Commission of the crime. The victim, a divorced woman who lived in Methuen with her three children, went to a garage…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WatsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. O'BRIENMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. BestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. PopeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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