Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Perry
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 25, 1982PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Donna Walker Perry died as a result of a fire set in the bedroom of her apartment. A grand jury indicted her husband, Gene L. Perry, for murder and arson. After trial by jury, Perry was convicted of murder in the first degree for the death of his wife, as well as for arson. Perry appeals to this court. He argues errors concerning (1) the exclusion of hospital records; (2) the admission of a slide and a photograph; (3) the admission of expert testimony; (4) the denial of his request for a required finding of not guilty; and (5) the judge’s instructions to the jury. We agree with the defendant…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. GouldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BastaracheMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. RhoadesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. HensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Joseph A. Puleio v. George A. Vose, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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