Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/14/2000

Commonwealth v. Rosenthal

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432 Mass. 124
732 N.E.2d 278
2000 Mass. LEXIS 385

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defendant convicted of murder despite insanity defense where victim’s organs were removed and impaled on stake
evidence of mental impairment did not warrant reduction of conviction of murder in first degree on theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty
evidence of abuse years before killing not too remote, where there was evidence of hostility toward victim during months before murder
evidence of violent relationship between defendant and victim, including two black eyes sustained by victim, admissible to demonstrate motive and intent and to rebut defendant’s claim of lack of criminal responsibility
“Although the Commonwealth must, of course, prove all essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt . . . , preliminary questions of fact need only be proved by a preponderance of the evidence”
judge is qualified to determine questions of credibility concerning proposed scientific expert testimony

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