Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/28/1973

Commonwealth v. Brown

Citations

305 N.E.2d 830
364 Mass. 471
1973 Mass. LEXIS 525

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stating that appearance of defense witness in restraints may “further hurt the defendant insofar as the witness is conceived to be associated with him”
the judge “may attach significance to the report and recommendation of ... [the sheriff], but he may not pass his responsibility to that official”
\The shackling of a witness . . . may influence a jury's judgment of credibility and further hurt the defendant in so far as the witness is conceived to be associated with him.\
“The shackling of a witness . . . may influence a jury’s judgment of credibility and further hurt the defendant in so far as the witness is conceived to be associated with him.”
burden is on defendant to show judge’s decision in imposing security measure was “arbitrary or unreasonable”
“The shackling of a witness ... may influence a jury’s judgment of credibility and further hurt the defendant in so far as the witness is conceived to be associated with him.”

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