COMMONWEALTH v. CIFIZZARI


397 Mass. 560 (1986)

492 N.E.2d 357

COMMONWEALTH vs. GARY J. CIFIZZARI.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

May 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Hrones for the defendant.

Claudia R. Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


NOLAN, J.

On the morning of September 29, 1979, seventy-five year old Concetta Sciappa was found dead on her living room floor, as a result of massive internal injuries caused by the insertion of a mop handle into her vagina. Almost five years later, the defendant, Gary J. Cifizzari, the victim's nephew, was tried for and convicted of the murder in the first degree of his aunt. His appeal raises the following issues: (1) Did the judge commit reversible error in admitting...

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