Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Basch
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 28, 1982PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
The defendant appeals from a conviction, following a jury trial, of murder in the first degree. He seeks relief under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, and in addition, claims the trial judge erred in (1) denying the defendant’s motions for required findings of not guilty; (2) excluding the medical examiner’s preliminary report; (3) admitting evidence on consciousness of guilt and instructing on this evidence; and (4) failing to give a requested instruction on circumstantial proof. We reverse.
We recite facts that the jury could have found. The defendant’s wife, Sandra Basch, died of a single gunshot wound…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. TuckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Commonwealth v. TrefethenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by81 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ShelineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. CordleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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