Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/3/1985

Commonwealth v. Harris

Citations

479 N.E.2d 690
395 Mass. 296
1985 Mass. LEXIS 1583

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officer’s statement that “they would be bringing someone in who matched the description she had given” did not make confrontation unfair
despite similar description of attackers, weapon, and threat to kill victim, the points of similarity were not particularly distinguishing or unique
despite similar description of attackers, weapon, and threat to kill victim, the points of similarity were not particularly distinguishing or unique
objections to supplemental charge to be evaluated in light of the judge’s instructions in their entirety
“The police officer’s statement to the victim that they would be bringing someone in who matched the description she had given was not so suggestive as to make the confrontation unfair”
similarities do not suffice where they are not particularly distinguishing or unique

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Judges: Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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