Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Therrien
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 29, 1998PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant, Armand R. Therrien, appeals from a denial of his fifth motion for a new trial, which raises the issue of the judge’s instructions in light of Cage v. Louisiana, 498 U.S. 39 (1990). A single justice allowed the defendant’s application for leave to appeal from the order denying his motion for a new trial. See Commonwealth v. Ambers, 397 Mass. 705, 706 (1986). We affirm the order denying the motion for a new trial.
On September 17, 1975, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree (two indictments), of assault with intent to murder, of assault and battery by means of…
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