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· 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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