COMMONWEALTH v. KARTELL

No. 02-P-125.

58 Mass. App. Ct. 428 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH v. JAMES P. KARTELL.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Essex.

June 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Traft (J.W. Carney, Jr., with him) for the defendant.

Gregory I. Massing, Assistant District Attorney (Frederick McAlary, Assistant District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

Present: GELINAS, COWIN, & MCHUGH, JJ.


MCHUGH, J.

On the evening of February 23, 1999, the defendant and Janos Vajda engaged in a violent confrontation at Methuen's Holy Family Hospital where Susan Kamm, the defendant's wife, was being treated for pneumonia. The confrontation ended when the defendant shot Vajda twice, killing him. As a result, the defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree. After trial, the jury returned a verdict convicting him of voluntary manslaughter. He appeals, pointing...

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