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Commonwealth v. Harris

Citations

  • 358 N.E.2d 982
  • 371 Mass. 462
  • 1976 Mass. LEXIS 1196

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  • holding that defendant’s claim that police had beaten him required judge to conduct voir dire on voluntariness of defendant’s statements
  • defendant’s hanging his head and biting his lips not admissible as nontestimonial admission demonstrating consciousness of guilt

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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins, Liacos

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