Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/6/1980

Commonwealth v. Ferreira

Citations

409 N.E.2d 188
381 Mass. 306
1980 Mass. LEXIS 1262

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closing argument may include “suggestions by counsel as to what conclusions the jury should draw from the evidence”
“[statements, not too remote in time, which indicate an intention to engage in particular conduct, are admissible to prove that the conduct was, in fact, put in effect”
error, albeit harmless in circumstances, to limit evidence of state of mind to impeachment where declarant of statement of intent to shoot a police officer was only other possible perpetrator of the murder

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins, Abrams

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