COMMONWEALTH v. HOGAN


375 Mass. 406 (1978)

377 N.E.2d 917

COMMONWEALTH vs. RONALD HOGAN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. McBride for the defendant.

William J. Doyle, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., KAPLAN, WILKINS, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree of John R. Forbes (Forbes) and of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon on Forbes's son. In his appeals he argues four grounds for reversal. We affirm the judgments.1

1. The defendant challenges the denial of his motion for a directed verdict on so much of the murder indictment as charged murder in the second degree and manslaughter. The trial judge...

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