COMMONWEALTH v. MAZZA


399 Mass. 395 (1987)

504 N.E.2d 630

COMMONWEALTH vs. ANTONIO MAZZA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Balliro for the defendant.

Judy G. Zeprun, Assistant District Attorney (Paul Connolly, Assistant District Attorney, with her) for the Commonwealth.

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


NOLAN, J.

The defendant, Antonio Mazza, appeals from his conviction of the murder in the first degree of Russell Edward Griffin. The defendant argues that the trial judge should have allowed his motion for a required finding of not guilty. We agree with the defendant and reverse the conviction.

We recite the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth. Commonwealth v. Salemme, 395 Mass. 594, 595...

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