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Commonwealth v. Campbell

Citations

  • 353 N.E.2d 740
  • 371 Mass. 40
  • 1976 Mass. LEXIS 1139

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  • testimony regarding other crimes admissible to rebut defendant’s claim of lack of larcenous intent
  • “We are not unmindful of the observation of Francis Bacon on the ‘overspeaking judge,’ and we have not favored except in extenuating cir cumstances the takeover of questioning by a judge during the course of trial”
  • evidence of past, similar crimes properly admitted

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Judges: Hennessey, Reardon, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins

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