COMMONWEALTH v. FREIBERG


405 Mass. 282 (1989)

540 N.E.2d 1289

COMMONWEALTH vs. RICHARD S. FREIBERG.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Hugh Scott (Edward H. Seksay with him) for the defendant.

Sharon B. Soffer, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


LIACOS, C.J.

The defendant, Richard S. Freiberg, appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree on the basis of extreme atrocity or cruelty. He also appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.1 He asserts numerous claims of error, each of which we address below. We affirm the conviction. Also, we affirm the denial of his motion for a new trial.

We recite in summary form the evidence put before the jury.

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