Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/7/1971

Commonwealth v. De Christoforo

Citations

277 N.E.2d 100
360 Mass. 531
1971 Mass. LEXIS 746

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

\I quite frankly think that they hope that you find him guilty of something a little less than first-degree murder\
“I quite frankly think that they hope that you find him guilty of something a little less than first-degree murder”
jury’s knowledge that the codefendant had pleaded guilty “was in no way inconsistent with the defendant’s presentation of his defense to the jury”
prosecutor’s statements as to his personal belief in the defendant’s guilt
\defendant as the appealing party has the burden of presenting to this court a record on appeal which shows that he was prejudiced by an error committed by the trial court\
weight and import of new trial motion affidavit, even where undisputed, falls within broad discretion of trial judge, who may make use of knowledge of what took place at trial in considering new evidence

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Judges: Tauro, Cutter, Spiegel, Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Hennessey

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