· 4/3/1969
Commonwealth v. Ricard
Citations
- 246 N.E.2d 433
- 355 Mass. 509
- 1969 Mass. LEXIS 823
How courts have described this case
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- “[a] fair jury is one that represents a cross section of community concepts [emphasis supplied]”
- “A fair jury is one that represents a cross section of community concepts”
- absence of motive for killing supports claim of lack of criminal responsibility
- evidence of provocation that could lead a sane man to a “murderous act”
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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Whittemore, Kirk, Reardon
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