Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/20/1991

Commonwealth v. Buckley

Citations

571 N.E.2d 609
410 Mass. 209
1991 Mass. LEXIS 276

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affirming consecutive sentences for armed robbery and murder in the first degree by reason of extreme atrocity or cruelty and felony-murder
consecutive sentences for murder committed with extreme atrocity or cruelty and armed robbery not in error
two handwriting experts testified that handwriting “matched” and defendant “probably” wrote the document, while third testified that there was the “highest probability” that the defendant wrote the document
no new trial required where trooper “inadvertently” destroyed handwriting exemplar while conducting fingerprint tests
destruction of bag containing handwriting exemplar did not prejudice defendant where “[t]he expert testimony at trial was based entirely on the photograph of the bag, an item to which the defendant had access”

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Judges: Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, Greaney

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