Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 24, 1990No. 89-P-381 & 90-P-170PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Timothy Smith was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, and stealing by confining. Of eight points which he raises on appeal, we concentrate discussion on two: 1) whether it was unfairly prejudicial to the defendant to have received in evidence the photographic array from which eyewitnesses to the crime had picked his picture; and 2) whether the defendant was entitled to an evidentiary hearing, when he moved for a new trial at which he proposed to produce newly obtained alibi witnesses. We affirm.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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