Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/12/1978

Commonwealth v. Jackson

Citations

383 N.E.2d 835
376 Mass. 790
1978 Mass. LEXIS 1166

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noting the \broad discretionary power of a court over requests for last-minute shifts in representation which threaten to delay a proceeding\
noting the “broad discretionary power of a court over requests for last-minute shifts in representation which threaten to delay a proceeding”
“determin[ing] whether the material goes beyond the record and raises a serious question of possible prejudice”
establishing procedures under the Supreme Judicial Court’s “general superintendence” power for “when a claim of potentially extraneous influence on a jury is brought to the judge’s attention after the jury are selected”
\The standard of review for the denial of a motion for continuance is abuse of discretion[.]\
determination of continuance \will be disturbed only if there was a clear abuse of discretion\

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins

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