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COMMONWEALTH v. STILLWELL

387 Mass. 730 (1982)

443 N.E.2d 1272

COMMONWEALTH vs. ROBERT STILLWELL.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 14, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Traini for the defendant.

Michael J. Traft, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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

ABRAMS, J.

Convicted of murder in the first degree, see Commonwealth v. Stillwell, 366 Mass. 1 (1974), cert. denied sub nom. McAlister v. Massachusetts, 419 U.S. 1115 (1975), the defendant appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.1 Stillwell challenges the jury instructions on malice and self-defense. Stillwell alleges that "the malice instructions raise `serious...

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