Commonwealth v. Licciardi

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• recognizing that Massachusetts rules of criminal procedure eliminated special verdicts in criminal trials
• analyzing substantially similar version of G. L. c. 265, § 26, predating inclusion of aggravated forms of kidnapping in second and third paragraphs of statute
• \The answers to the questions or issues submitted are considered a special verdict consisting of 'a statement of facts the jury have found from which the judge determines the appropriate judgment' \
• special findings must avoid leading jurors down a path towards a guilty verdict

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