COMMONWEALTH v. MILES

No. 97-P-1522.

46 Mass. App. Ct. 216 (1999)

COMMONWEALTH v. OTIS MILES.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Doyle for the defendant.

Paul B. Linn, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: WARNER, C.J., GREENBERG, & GILLERMAN, JJ.


WARNER, C.J.

A Superior Court jury found the defendant guilty of second degree murder. On appeal, the defendant claims (1) the evidence was insufficient to warrant a finding that he acted with malice because he acted in self-defense; (2) the prosecutor's closing argument necessitated a mistrial; (3) the judge erroneously admitted evidence of a prior bad act; and (4) the judge's supplemental instruction to the jury was erroneous.

The jury could have found the...

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