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Commonwealth v. Brown

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided August 15, 1978PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.

The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree and armed robbery. After a jury trial, he was convicted on both indictments. The defendant appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, and argues the following assignments of error. The trial judge erred in (1) admitting evidence of a photographic identification of the defendant as the assailant of the victim notwithstanding the Commonwealth’s inability to produce the group of photographs from which his picture was selected, and (2) denying the defendant’s motions for mistrial based on (a) a question asked by the prosecutor of the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FlynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  2. Commonwealth v. BarnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. BellinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  4. Commonwealth v. SaccoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  5. Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. GouldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. CiampaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. HaywoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979

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