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· 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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