COMMONWEALTH v. MURRAY


359 Mass. 541 (1971)

269 N.E.2d 641

COMMONWEALTH vs. RICHARD ROBERT MURRAY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

May 19, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Resnick for the defendant.

Peter F. Brady, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: TAURO, C.J., SPALDING, SPIEGEL, QUIRICO, & BRAUCHER, JJ.


TAURO, C.J.

The defendant appeals under G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from a conviction of murder in the first degree of Delores Dumas on November 16, 1969. The jury recommended the death penalty be not imposed.

The evidence pertinent to the issues is summarized. On the evening of November 15, 1969, the defendant while in a Salem cafe was introduced to the victim Delores Dumas by one Henrietta MacNeill. Several other witnesses saw the defendant and Mrs...

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