Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Devlin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 20, 1957PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The defendants have been found guilty of murder in the first degree of one Merrill R. Lovinger without recommendation by the jury that sentence of death be not imposed (G. L. [Ter. Ed.3 c. 265, § 2, as appearing in St. 1951, c. 203, as amended by St. 1955, c. 770, § 78) and each has been sentenced to death. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 279, § 4, as appearing in St. 1935, c. 437, § 3. The executions of the sentences have been stayed pending their appeals, which are before us pursuant to G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, as amended, accompanied by a summary of the record, a transcript of the…
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