COMMONWEALTH v. COSTA


414 Mass. 618 (1993)

609 N.E.2d 465

COMMONWEALTH vs. STEVEN A. COSTA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

March 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Harwood for the defendant.

Elspeth B. Cypher, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., ABRAMS, NOLAN, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


NOLAN, J.

On Friday, October 2, 1987, at approximately 7:00 A.M., Steven Combs brought his dogs into the Freetown State Forest for a run. While running the dogs, Steven Combs found the body of a person who had been shot. Combs notified a Freetown State Forest ranger of the discovery. The ranger communicated with the Freetown police department, whose officers discovered the body of a white male lying face up on Ledge Road, a dirt travel way. The victim was wearing...

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