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Commonwealth v. Lamb

Citations

  • 360 N.E.2d 307
  • 372 Mass. 17
  • 1977 Mass. LEXIS 881

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  • construing word \confession\ in G. L. c. 233, § 23B, \to include inculpatory statements constituting admissions short of a full acknowledgement of guilt\
  • “Furthermore, many of the staff would not appear to be psychotherapists as defined in G. L. c. 233, § 20B, and the statute on its face would not apply to conversations between the defendant and those individuals”

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins

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