COMMONWEALTH v. WILBORNE


382 Mass. 241 (1981)

415 N.E.2d 192

COMMONWEALTH vs. JOHN A. WILBORNE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

January 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot M. Weinstein for the defendant.

Lila Heideman, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


ABRAMS, J.

Convicted of murder in the first degree of William Sanders, John A. Wilborne appeals to this court pursuant to G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33H.1 Wilborne argues error concerning (1) the denial of his motion for a directed verdict on the indictment for murder in the first degree; (2) the failure of the judge to instruct the jury on manslaughter; (3) the restriction of the cross-examination of a Commonwealth witness; (4) the...

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