Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Blaney
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 17, 1982PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The defendant, Stephen F. Blaney, Jr., was convicted of armed robbery after a jury trial. G. L. c. 265, § 17. The Appeals Court reversed his conviction, holding that the trial judge committed error by failing to order that a double-pose (full face and profile), “mug shot” photograph of the defendant be severed before being introduced in evidence. Commonwealth v. Blaney, 12 Mass. App. Ct. 730 (1981). We granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review. G. L. c. 211A, § 11. We affirm the judgment of conviction.
1. Facts. On December 9, 1979, two men robbed the Andrews Pharmacy…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. VitelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. McKennaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
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3Cited by38 opinions
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