· 8/8/1989
Commonwealth v. Merola
Citations
- 542 N.E.2d 249
- 405 Mass. 529
- 1989 Mass. LEXIS 234
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[a]n inference drawn from circumstantial evidence ‘need only be reasonable and possible; it need not be necessary or inescapable’ ”
- jury could conclude no one had equal opportunity with the defendant to inflict the fatal injury
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor
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