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Commonwealth v. Fowler

Citations

  • 431 Mass. 30
  • 725 N.E.2d 199
  • 2000 Mass. LEXIS 111

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Regarding the testimony of the Seattle detective, the issue was not properly preserved because the defendant objected ... on grounds other than the constitutional issue”
  • issue not properly preserved where defendant objected on different grounds from those pursued on appeal
  • issue not properly preserved because defendant objected on grounds other than those argued on appeal
  • defendant objected to testimony and to closing argument but not for reasons asserted on appeal
  • permissible to cross-examine defendant about what he neglected to tell officers when his post-Miranda statements varied from his trial testimony
  • unpreserved error concerning invocation of right to silence; court concluded there was no substantial likelihood of miscarriage of justice based solely on strength of Commonwealth’s case

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Judges: Lynch

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