COMMONWEALTH v. LAO


443 Mass. 770 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH v. AGAPITO LAO.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 31, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger A. Cox for the defendant.

John P. Zanini, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, & CORDY, JJ.


SPINA, J.

A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on a theory of deliberate premeditation for the strangulation death of his estranged wife. Represented by new counsel, he now contends that the judge erred in (1) failing to conduct an individual voir dire of potential jurors as to the issue of domestic violence; and (2) denying his motions for a required finding of not guilty. We affirm the defendant's conviction and conclude...

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