Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/11/1984

Commonwealth v. Forde

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466 N.E.2d 510
392 Mass. 453
1984 Mass. LEXIS 1655

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even if evidence of deliberate premeditation was insufficient, error would be harmless beyond reasonable doubt because defendant convicted of murder in second degree
there must “be some evidence, besides the confession, that the criminal act was committed by someone, that is, that the crime was real and not imaginary”; corroboration provided by victim’s dead body
“any error in denying the defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty was ‘rendered harmless beyond a reasonable doubt by the jury’s verdict [of the lesser included offense]’ ”
rule requires evidence \that the crime was real and not imaginary\

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Lynch, O'Connor

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