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· 3/15/1851

Ilsley v. Merriam

Citations

  • 61 Mass. 242

How courts have described this case

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

  • 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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