Legal Opinion
Lacy v. Gabriel
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 27, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-1010-GPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS
GARRITY, District Judge.
Leonard Lacy was convicted of first degree murder in December of 1974. During the trial the government introduced into evidence two jail cards, each bearing a photograph of defendant, for the purpose of proving his appearance at particular times. The picture on Exhibit 4 showed the defendant wearing jail clothes with a jail identification number across his chest. That number was ordered excluded and masked. Exhibit 20 bore references to “Brighton District Court” and “$25,000 bail” on the front of the card, and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Parker v. GladdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Leonard Lacy v. Joseph Gardino, Superintendent, Northeastern Correctional Center--ConcordCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Kociemba v. G.D. Searle & Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1989
- Leonard Lacy v. Harold F. GabrielCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- State v. LylesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1989
- Commonwealth v. SyreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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