Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Melvin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 12, 1987PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
After trial by jury, the defendant was convicted of breaking and entering a building in the daytime with intent to commit a felony therein, G. L. c. 266, § 17 (1984 ed.), and larceny of property worth more than one hundred dollars, G. L. c. 266, § 30 (1984 ed.). This court allowed the defend ant’s application for direct appellate review. We affirm the convictions but remand the matter for resentencing.
On appeal, the only issue is the admission of identification evidence. Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress pretrial identifications consisting of (1) an identification by…
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