· 3/15/1851
Ilsley v. Merriam
Citations
- 61 Mass. 242
How courts have described this case
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- When the objection made at trial differs from the argument on appeal, the plain error standard of review applies.
- “[T]wo individuals who mutually agree to fight are both considered aggressors, making a self-defense theory unavailable to either of them.”
- if specific objection is not made to an instruction, review is for plain error
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Judges: Dewey
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