Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ricard
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 3, 1969PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
Ricard was indicted for and found guilty of the murder of Charles C. King in New Bedford on May 14, 1966. The jury recommended that the death penalty not be imposed. On appeal under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, Ricard contends that it was error for the judge (1) not to put questions to prospective jurors as to their views about psychiatrists and insanity or to permit their examination on a voir dire; and (2) not to direct a verdict for him on the grounds that the only expert testimony showed him to be criminally insane and the Commonwealth had not proved him sane. His appeal from the denial of a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by54 opinions
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