Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/17/2000

Commonwealth v. Medina

Citations

430 Mass. 800
723 N.E.2d 986
2000 Mass. LEXIS 97

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nothing to suggest that circumstances would produce state of passion, anger, fear, fright, or nervous excitement in ordinary person and no indication that defendant subjectively experienced this impassioned state of mind
no manslaughter instruction warranted where no evidence that defendant “actually, subjectively experienced [an] impassioned state of mind”
erroneous malice instruction harmless where defense \focused instead on issues of identity and causation\
erroneous malice instruction harmless where defense “focused instead on issues of identity and causation”
instructions creating presumption of malice were harmless because evidence did not raise reasonable doubt as to killer’s malice
“In light of the evidence regarding the nature of the assault on the victim ... the jury’s finding the predicate fact of an unlawful killing was the functional equivalent of their finding the ultimate fact to be presumed, malice”

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Judges: Lynch

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