Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/20/1957

Commonwealth v. Devlin

Citations

141 N.E.2d 269
335 Mass. 555
1957 Mass. LEXIS 539

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holding that a homicide conviction is acceptable even if the jury does not specify a theory
where murder took place in private dwelling, malice could be inferred from evidence supporting violation of c. 265, § 21
no reversible error where failure to submit questions to jury is without objection
because “[an] indictment charged only a single offence a general verdict of murder in the first degree was properly returnable without special finding of the particular manner in which it was committed”
homicide must be natural and probable consequence of underlying felony
homicide must be natural and probable consequence of underlying felony

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Judges: Wilkins, Ronan, Williams, Counihan, Cutter

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