Massachusetts Appeals Court April 20, 2007, No. 06-P-178 (Commonwealth v. Fortini)

Cypher, J.

After a trial on an indictment for murder in the first degree, a jury found the defendant, Robert E. Fortini, HI, guilty of murder in the second degree. At trial, the defendant had argued for acquittal based on self-defense. The defendant appealed the conviction; we affirmed. Commonwealth v. Fortini, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 562 (1998) (Fortini I).