Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/12/1987

Commonwealth v. Mills

Citations

511 N.E.2d 572
400 Mass. 626
1987 Mass. LEXIS 1430

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defendant exhibited irrational behavior before, during, and after the stabbing, and after resisting arrest requested that police kill him
in-struction required on subject of criminal responsibility despite lack of expert testimony that defendant was insane
suicidal ideation, together with failure to remember stabbing victim, telling officer to kill him, and walking into oncoming traffic, sufficient to warrant insanity instruction
defendant did not present expert witness but instead established lack of criminal responsibility by facts of case, including suicidal attitude and memory loss
suicidal attitude, combined with failure to remember stabbing the victim, telling arresting officer to shoot him, and walking into on-coming traffic sufficient to warrant jury charge
defendant’s mind went blank and he had no memory of stabbing victim

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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