COMMONWEALTH v. CRUZ

No. 13-P-1552.

88 Mass. App. Ct. 206 (2015)

37 N.E.3d 626

COMMONWEALTH v. FILIP M. CRUZ.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

September 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Czerwonka for the defendant.

Owen J. Murphy , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: VUONO, MILKEY, & BLAKE, JJ.


The defendant's mother, Olivia Cruz, was ninety-one years old when she died of sepsis caused by an infection from wounds that developed on her buttocks as a result of sitting in her feces and urine over a period of several weeks. The defendant was Olivia's1 caretaker. A Bristol County grand jury returned two...

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