Commonwealth v. Dunton

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• an objection need not be renewed where the judge expressly assures defense counsel that his rights are “fully protected”
• where defendant requested particular instruction before charge but did not object to judge’s refusal to give instruction after charge, issue nonetheless preserved for appellate review because judge told defense counsel that defendant’s rights “were fully protected”
• where victim died as a result of her head being smashed into a concrete floor five or six times with such force that her brain dislodged, no error in refusing to instruct on involuntary manslaughter
• where defendant requested particular instruction before charge but did not object to judge’s refusal to give instruction after charge, issue nonetheless preserved for appellate review because judge told defense counsel that defendant’s rights “were fully protected”
• “judge told defense counsel that the defendant’s rights were fully protected”

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