COMMONWEALTH v. CUNNEEN


389 Mass. 216 (1983)

449 N.E.2d 658

COMMONWEALTH vs. ARTHUR J. CUNNEEN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

May 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Palmer for the defendant.

Susan C. Mormino, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


HENNESSEY, C.J.

The defendant, Arthur J. Cunneen, appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree.1 He raises three objections to the conduct of his trial. He says that it was error for the judge to deny the defendant's motion for a mistrial when evidence was received which implied that the defendant had been involved in other crimes; that certain testimony as to chemical detergents was improperly admitted in evidence; and, finally...

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