Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. DiMarzo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 28, 1974PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
The defendant was tried on an indictment for first degree murder in a case taken pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, was found guilty, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The case is here on assignments of error which will be discussed seriatim. The jury could have found that following months of torture, monstrous treatment of the victim resulted in her eventual death. The details of the crime need not be recounted but such reference may be made to them as necessary in dealing with the several assignments. We consider the major assignments which have been argued to us in behalf of the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lanza v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
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3Cited by77 opinions
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