Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fitzmeyer
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 10, 1993PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree by reason of extreme atrocity or cruelty. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues that (1) the judge erred in limiting defense counsel’s cross-examination of a prosecution witness on an issue that was important to the defense; (2) the prosecutor engaged in improper final argument; (3) the judge erred in failing to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter; and (4) the judge erred by declining to give a requested instruction on the issue of the defendant’s mental impairment. The defendant…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. CatalinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. NardoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RaymondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. DegroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. SimpsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. SouzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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