· 3/29/1979
Commonwealth v. Mattson
Citations
- 387 N.E.2d 546
- 377 Mass. 638
- 1979 Mass. LEXIS 1094
How courts have described this case
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- court can find no case “where the inexplicableness of a crime alone raises a jury issue of insanity”
- court can find no case \where the inexplicableness of a crime alone raises a jury issue of insanity\
- bizarre behavior and dramatic personality change insufficient to warrant a finding of insanity under the McHoul prerequisites
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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos
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