Commonwealth v. Rodriguez

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1976-07-15

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Hennessey, C.J. The defendant, Ismael Benitez Rodriguez was indicted for murder in the second degree for the killing of Ismael Melendez (victim). At trial, Rodriguez admitted that he had killed the victim, but claimed that *685 he had acted in self-defense.…

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