COMMONWEALTH v. RONCHI

SJC-13043.

491 Mass. 284 (2023)

COMMONWEALTH v. PETER RONCHI.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

February 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil L. Fishman for the defendant.

Marina Moriarty , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Cypher, Kafker, & Wendlandt, JJ.


On the evening of May 16, 2009, the defendant repeatedly stabbed his nine months pregnant girlfriend, Yuliya Galperina, killing her and her viable fetus. At trial, there was no dispute that the defendant had stabbed Galperina; the primary issue before the jury was whether the fatal stabbing had been mitigated by heat of passion upon...

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