Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/15/1984

Commonwealth v. Albert

Citations

391 Mass. 853
466 N.E.2d 78
1984 Mass. LEXIS 1515

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instruction made clear that Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant did not act in self-defense
“whether a defendant has been accorded his constitutional rights depends upon the way in which a reasonable juror could have interpreted the instruction”
jury were entitled to infer malice from intentional use of deadly force [knife] to stab victim
jury were entitled to infer malice from intentional use of deadly force [knife] to stab victim
judge need not repeat a given instruction every time some confusion might result within the charge
“Always remember that when you are dealing with inferences you never have to infer anything. You may, if you want to. But you do not have to draw any inferences whatsoever.”

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Judges: Lynch

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