Commonwealth v. Russ

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1919-01-23

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Rugg, C. J. The defendant was indicted for the murder on August 23, 1915, of his wife, Emily Russ. The jury returned a verdict of guilty in the second degree. It is strenuously argued in behalf of the defendant that there was no sufficient evidence to support a finding that her death was caused by the defendant. His contention is that there was no adequate proof that the crime of murder was committed at all, and that consistently…

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