[DOWNLOAD] "Commonwealth v. George A. Schnopps" by Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth v. George A. Schnopps
- Author : Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- Release Date : January 16, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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At the trial of a defendant charged with the murder of his estranged wife, the Judge erred in refusing to instruct the jury
on voluntary manslaughter where there was evidence from which the jury could have found that the defendant shot his wife in
the heat of passion after her sudden admission of adultery. [180-182] On October 13, 1979, Marilyn R. Schnopps was fatally shot by her estranged husband George A. Schnopps. A jury convicted Schnopps
of murder in the first degree, and he was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment. 1 Schnopps claims that
the trial Judge erred by refusing to instruct the jury on voluntary manslaughter. We agree. We reverse and order a new trial.