Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Corgain

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided December 9, 1977PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. The evidence (including the photographs) introduced at the pretrial hearing of the defendant’s motion to suppress was sufficient to warrant the judge’s implied finding and express ruling that “[t]here were no impermissibly suggestive procedures by the police in either showing the photos to ... Jones or in any other way.” See and compare Commonwealth v. Gilday, 367 Mass. 474, 495-496 (1975); Commonwealth v. Mobley, 369 Mass. 892, 896-897 (1976); Commonwealth v. Kostka, 370 Mass. 516, 523-524 (1976); Commonwealth v. Silva, 371 Mass. 819, 823 (1977); Commonwealth v. Chase, 372 Mass. 736, 740…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. MontecalvoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. GildayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
  4. Burke v. GallisonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. LynesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978

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