COMMONWEALTH v. RICHARDS

SJC-11310.

485 Mass. 896 (2020)

COMMONWEALTH v. KENNETH SCOTT RICHARDS.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

October 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosemary Curran Scapicchio for the defendant.

David F. O'Sullivan , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, CYPHER, & KAFKER, JJ.


In the early morning hours of June 23, 2006, the defendant, Kenneth Scott Richards, killed his wife, Rachel Richards, by beating her to death with a baseball bat at their home. After officers arrived on the scene, the defendant was taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery for stab wounds. Within hours of surgery, while still impaired...

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