Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Vaughn
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 24, 1992No. 88-P-903PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The Constitution requires both that a criminal defendant be given a fair and impartial trial and that the government’s conduct of the trial be free from all that is deliberately devious or inconsistent with the highest standards of professional conduct. Cf. Commonwealth v. Paiva, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 561, 563 (1983) (a defendant is entitled to “ ‘impartial trial by jury’ . . ., which all parties should . . . strive to make impeccable”). See also Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293 (1963); Commonwealth v. Tucceri, 412 Mass. 401, 408 (1992) (“the duties of a prosecutor to administer justice fairly ...…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. TucceriMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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3Cited by18 opinions
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