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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/16/1973

Commonwealth v. Pettie

Citations

  • 298 N.E.2d 836
  • 363 Mass. 836
  • 1973 Mass. LEXIS 452

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • authorities’ failure to test for presence of drugs in alleged murder victim’s body is relevant when defendant claimed death was caused by overdose
  • defendant convicted of manslaughter where expert testified that combination of alcohol and sleeping pills would be expected to result in death
  • judge sua sponte properly interrupted defense counsel’s argument, which was not supported by evidence or inferences fairly drawn therefrom
  • defendant convicted of manslaughter where expert testified that combination of alcohol and sleeping pills would be expected to result in death

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Judges: Tauro, Reardon, Quirico, Hennessey, Kaplan

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