Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Robertson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 4, 1990PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendant, Vincent Robertson, was convicted of murder in the first degree in connection with the deaths of Mary Ross and Valentina Giovanniello. Robertson now appeals, arguing, among other things, that the judge erred in denying his motion for a required finding of not guilty and by improperly admitting evidence of his prior misconduct which tended to portray him as a bad person. We hold that there was no error and accordingly affirm the judgments of the Superior Court.
At approximately 2 a.m. on May 10, 1983, police officers discovered the bodies of Mary Ross and Valentina Giovanniello at…
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