COMMONWEALTH v. DUSTIN


391 Mass. 481 (1984)

462 N.E.2d 108

COMMONWEALTH vs. DANIEL L. DUSTIN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

March 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg T. Schubert (Stephen W. Silverman with him) for the defendant.

Kevin M. Flynn, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


HENNESSEY, C.J.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree by a Hampden County jury. In this appeal the defendant asserts error in the trial judge's denial of the defendant's first motion for a mistrial (based upon news stories released during the trial which the defendant asserts deprived him of his right to a fair trial). The defendant also asserts error in the judge's denial of his second motion for a mistrial...

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