Commonwealth v. McCants

After a trial held pursuant to the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, the defendant was found guilty on indictments charging him with armed robbery and rape.

The case is before us on two assignments of error. The first concerns the admission in evidence of a “mug shot” type of photograph of the defendant. The second concerns the refusal of the trial judge to propound certain questions on the jury voir dire. A recitation of the facts is unnecessary to the resolution of the issues.

1. The defendant contends that the admission of such a photograph indicated to the jury that the defendant had…