Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Morgan

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided October 30, 1978PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. There was no error in the admission of the in- and out-of-court identifications of the defendant by the victim and his companion, as the evidence supported the judge’s finding that the identification procedures employed by the police were not suggestive. See Commonwealth v. Wheeler, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 387, 391-392 (1975); Commonwealth v. Underwood, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 522, 535 (1975); Commonwealth v. Gordon, ante 230, 237 (1978). 2. There was no error in the successive denials by three'"judges of the defendant’s motions to dismiss the indictments. The defendant relies on the unusual lapse of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Commonwealth v. RedmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
  3. Commonwealth v. WheelerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. UnderwoodMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. NunesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BlyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980

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