Legal Opinion
Jaynes v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 8, 2002PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Charles Jaynes filed a petition in the county court pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. A single justice of this court denied the petition. We affirm.
At Jaynes’s trial in the Superior Court on charges of murder and kidnapping, the judge stated that the names of certain prospective jurors — questioned during individual voir dire in a closed court room — would be removed from the trial transcript for privacy reasons. Jaynes did not object. Contrary to the judge’s stated intention, however, the names were not removed.
Following his convictions, Jaynes appealed to the Appeals Court. He also filed a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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