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COMMONWEALTH v. STROTHER

375 Mass. 462 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 958

COMMONWEALTH vs. RONALD A. STROTHER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fern L. Nesson for the defendant.

John T. Gaffney, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, WILKINS, & LIACOS, JJ.

QUIRICO, J.

The defendant was indicted for the alleged murder on July 2, 1972, of Robert Brown (the victim). The defendant's principal defense was one of not guilty by reason of insanity. The judge submitted the case to the jury with instructions that they could return one of the following verdicts: not guilty, not guilty by reason of insanity, guilty of murder in the first degree, or guilty of murder in the second degree. The judge instructed the jury fully on the...

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