Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Curry
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 20, 1975PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
The defendant appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from his conviction of manslaughter on an indictment charging murder in the first degree. He contends that the trial judge erred (1) in refusing to allow him to confer with counsel while on a view, (2) in denying a mistrial when the defendant’s son (a chief witness) was arrested as he left the court room, (3) in refusing to charge the jury on assault and battery, and (4) in refusing to grant a mistrial on the ground that the jury did not represent a fair cross section of the community. We affirm.
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2Cases cited30 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
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3Cited by42 opinions
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