COMMONWEALTH v. KAPPLER


416 Mass. 574 (1993)

625 N.E.2d 513

COMMONWEALTH vs. JOHN F. KAPPLER, JR.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

December 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Shapiro for the defendant.

David R. Marks, Assistant District Attorney (Marcia E. Jackson with him) for the Commonwealth.

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


ABRAMS, J.

Convicted of murder in the second degree, armed assault with intent to murder, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, the defendant, John F. Kappler, Jr., appeals. The trial focused on the issue of criminal responsibility. After the verdicts, the defendant moved to set aside the verdicts and for required findings of not guilty or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The motions were denied. The defendant alleges error in the denial of...

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