· 2/22/1994
Commonwealth v. Keaton
Citations
- 628 N.E.2d 1286
- 36 Mass. App. Ct. 81
- 1994 Mass. App. LEXIS 182
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- acknowledging that right to fair trial is placed in jeopardy if juror sleeps through testimony and noting that it is incumbent on judge to ensure that all jurors hear evidence
- victim’s testimony established that defendant’s fingerprint on glass inside apartment was impressed during commission of crime
- victim's testimony established that defendant's fingerprint on glass inside apartment was impressed during commission of crime
- judge entitled to use his own observations at trial to assess juror’s attentiveness
- \[m]editation may be mistaken for somnolence\
- \Meditation may be mistaken for somnolence\
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Judges: Dreben, Smith, Greenberg
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