COMMONWEALTH v. WHIPPLE


377 Mass. 709 (1979)

387 N.E.2d 575

COMMONWEALTH vs. LINTON WHIPPLE, JR.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

April 3, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret Hayman for the defendant.

Daniel F. Toomey, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


KAPLAN, J.

The defendant Linton Whipple, Jr., was found guilty by a Worcester County jury of murder in the first degree of Levi Taylor, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on Armand Botch, assault with a dangerous weapon on Robert Ouellette, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and unauthorized possession of ammunition.1 The judge directed a verdict of not guilty on a charge of assault...

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