Massachusetts Appeals Court· 7/16/2002

Commonwealth v. Brown

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55 Mass. App. Ct. 440
771 N.E.2d 214
2002 Mass. App. LEXIS 959

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holding that where stipulation and waiver of jury trial is tantamount to a guilty plea, trial courts should arguably \take heed of at least some of the advices enumerated in Rule 11(c)\
rejecting defendant's challenges to denial of motions to dismiss, but reversing judgment based on defective colloquy at evidence-stipulated trial
conviction reversed where defendant waived jury, stipulated to evidence, and was not advised of constitutional rights she was waiving
Court assumes that in order for an indictment for perjury to be valid there must be corroborative evidence presented to the grand jury
requirement that colloquy be conducted is particularly important where \a defendant stipulates the truth of facts that are conclusive of guilt\ [citation omitted]
stipulation to all evidence at jury-waived trial was tantamount to guilty plea

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Judges: Armstrong

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