COMMONWEALTH v. A JUVENILE


365 Mass. 421 (1974)

313 N.E.2d 120

COMMONWEALTH vs. A JUVENILE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

June 12, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudolph F. Pierce (Charlotte A. Perretta with him) for the defendant.

Mary A. McLaughlin, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present TAURO, C.J., REARDON, QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, HENNESSEY, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.


TAURO, C.J.

This is an appeal pursuant to G.L.c. 278, § 33B, following a Superior Court jury verdict that the appellant, a juvenile, is a delinquent by reason of manslaughter. The facts are essentially those recited in our previous decision in this case.1

Six grounds for reversal were argued. We will deal first with the issues surrounding the trial judge's denial of the juvenile...

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