COMMONWEALTH v. FORDE


392 Mass. 453 (1984)

466 N.E.2d 510

COMMONWEALTH vs. ANCIL BENTLEY FORDE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Witkin for the defendant.

Leonard J. Henson, Assistant District Attorney (Paul J. McCallum, Assistant District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


HENNESSEY, C.J.

The defendant was indicted for the murder of his wife. His motions to suppress evidence and for a required finding of not guilty were denied. The jury returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. The defendant appealed, and we transferred the case here on our own motion. We affirm.

On July 17, 1981, the defendant filed a missing person report on his wife. On July 18, he reported to the police that he had discovered his wife's body on...

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