COMMONWEALTH v. JOHNSON


379 Mass. 177 (1979)

396 N.E.2d 974

COMMONWEALTH vs. DONALD B. JOHNSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

November 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Callahan for the defendant.

Brian J. Dobie, Special Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.


HENNESSEY, C.J.

On December 21, 1976, the defendant was convicted on indictments charging him with murder in the first degree and armed robbery of Patrick K. Hall. The case is here on appeal pursuant to G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. We affirm the judgments.

All three assignments of error which have been argued relate to the charge of the trial judge to the jury. The principal one focuses on the judge's failure to instruct the jury that a voluntary manslaughter...

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