COMMONWEALTH v. SHAFFER


367 Mass. 508 (1975)

326 N.E.2d 880

COMMONWEALTH vs. ROBERTA E. SHAFFER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

April 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin S. Louison (Jerry E. Benezra & Sheldon J. Cohen with him) for the defendant.

John P. Connor, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


TAURO, C.J.

The defendant, having been indicted for murder, was tried and convicted of manslaughter1 and appealed pursuant to G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. The Appeals Court affirmed the judgment. Commonwealth v. Shaffer, 2 Mass.App.Ct. 658 (1974). We granted the defendant's application for further appellate review and we affirm...

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