Commonwealth v. Feci
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment, found and returned on November 8, 1918, charging that the defendant on October 31, 1918, at Billerica “did assault and beat Louis Fred Souliá, with intent to kill and murder him, and by such assault and beating, did kill and murder said Louis Fred Soulia.” Other indictments charging the same offence were found and. returned against Joseph Cordio and Luigi Feci.
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Indictment, found and returned on November 8, 1918, charging that the defendant on October 31, 1918, at Billerica “did assault and beat Louis Fred Souliá, with intent to kill and murder him, and by such assault and beating, did kill and murder said Louis Fred Soulia.” Other indictments charging the same offence were found and. returned against Joseph Cordio and Luigi Feci. The indictments against Francisco Feci and Cordio were tried together before Dubuque, J. The material evidence and exceptions saved by Francisco Feci are described in the opinion. Cordio was found not guilty. Francisco Feci…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
The defendant was indicted for the murder of Louis Fred Soulia at Billerica on October 31, 1918. Other indictments for the same offence were returned against Joseph Cordio and Luigi Feci. The indictments against Francisco Feci and Cordio were tried together. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree against the defendant Francisco Feci (who will hereafter be referred to as the defendant), and of not guilty against Cordio; Luigi Feci, the third defendant, having absconded and not having been apprehended, was not tried.
The evidence introduced by the Commonwealth tended…
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