Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lannon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 8, 1974PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
This is an appeal by the defendant under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from his conviction of murder in the first degree in the shotgun death of his estranged wife. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. He did not dispute at the trial the fact that the fatal bullet came from a gun he was holding. There was evidence, including eyewitness testimony, which warranted the jury in reaching their verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. However, the defendant offered two defences: that the shooting was an accident, and that mental illness diminished his responsibility as matter of law so that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CostaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Wadsworth v. Boston Gas Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. RicardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Commonwealth v. GardnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Leonard v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VanderpoolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BastaracheMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. LaCorteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. WhiteheadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. ColemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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