Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Allen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 23, 1985PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree of his estranged wife, Nancy J. Allen, and his former neighbor, John W. Vega. He appeals his convictions directly to this court pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E (1984 ed.). The defendant claims error in (1) the denial of his motion to suppress; (2) the admission of expert testimony as to the cause of the defendant’s black eyes; (3) the admission of expert testimony as to whether the defendant was amnesic; (4) the admission of photographs depicting the victims’ wounds; and (5) the denial of his motion for a required…
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