Sanborn v. Commonwealth

I respectfully but strongly dissent from the majority opinion because the defendant received a fundamentally fair trial and the alleged errors complained of by the majority did not prejudice the verdict of the jury.

The majority decision is a tragic triumph of the so-called system over substance. Every defendant is entitled to a fair trial, *551but not a textbook perfect one. See Brown v. United States, 411 U.S. 223, 98 S.Ct. 1565, 36 L.Ed.2d 208 (1973). A careful and exhaustive evaluation of the record indicates that the principles of law, order and justice which govern our society do not…