Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pisa
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 16, 1977PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury on an indictment charging him with the murder in the first degree of George W. Deane. The jury returned a verdict without recommending that the death penalty not be imposed, G. L. c. 265, § 2, and accordingly the defendant was sentenced to death. After filing a claim of appeal, which was not perfected, the defendant moved for a new trial. G. L. c. 278, § 29. Since the original trial judge had retired prior to the hearing on the motion, another Superior Court judge was assigned to hear the evidence and rule on the motion. After a three-day hearing the…
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