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COMMONWEALTH v. GLACKEN

451 Mass. 163 (2008)

COMMONWEALTH vs. DEREK GLACKEN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

April 14, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Balliro, Jr., for the defendant.

Rachel J. Eisenhaure, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, & BOTSFORD, JJ.

BOTSFORD, J.

A jury convicted Derek Glacken, the defendant, of murder in the first degree by reason of extreme atrocity or cruelty.1 Francis Sullivan, the victim, was stabbed at least thirty times after going outside for a walk with the defendant in the early morning hours of June 14, 1996. At trial the defendant argued that Sullivan's death was the result of excessive force used in self-defense...

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