Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cresta
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 17, 1975PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The defendant was convicted of armed robbery and appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. He assigns as error: (1) the denial of requests to have the jury take certain views; (2) a refusal to grant a mistrial due to a comment made by the prosecutor during a view; (3) restrictions imposed on the cross-examination of Commonwealth witnesses and on the proffered testimony of a prospective defense witness; (4) certain comments made by the judge to defense counsel during trial; (5) a refusal by the judge to disqualify himself for alleged bias, and (6) portions of the judge’s charge.
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