COMMONWEALTH v. CHUBBUCK


384 Mass. 746 (1981)

429 N.E.2d 1002

COMMONWEALTH vs. DENNIS S. CHUBBUCK.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade M. Welch for the defendant.

William J. Doyle, Assistant District Attorney (Kevin Connelly, Assistant District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, & NOLAN, JJ.


NOLAN, J.

The defendant, Dennis Chubbuck, was convicted of rape and of murder in the first degree on the grounds of extreme atrocity and felony-murder. He was sentenced to concurrent life terms. He appeals from his convictions and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. Chubbuck argues error concerning (1) the failure of the trial judge to order further psychiatric examination or to hold a competency hearing following an outburst by the defendant during trial...

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