COMMONWEALTH v. WALKER


443 Mass. 213 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH v. DONOVAN WALKER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

January 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruth Greenberg for the defendant.

Catherine Langevin Semel, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Spina, Cowin, & Sosman, JJ.


SPINA, J.

The defendant was convicted of deliberately premeditated murder. He filed a motion for a new trial alleging various errors in the judge's self-defense and other instructions, and ineffective assistance of counsel, including failure to investigate mental health defenses. After hearing, the motion was denied by the trial judge. On appeal the defendant raises the same issues contained in his motion for a new trial...

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