| Date: | 08/24/2017 |
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| Organization: | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
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Commonwealth v. Shelley
Commonwealth v. Shelley
Supreme Judicial Court, August 24, 2017
(Crimes/Murder/Manslaughter)
A defendant charged with Murder is not entitled to a lesser included offense instruction on manslaughter when the defendant cannot be convicted of the offense due to the statute of limitations. However, the defendant may elect to waive the statute of limitations and invoke his or her right to the lesser included offense instruction.