· 1/12/1993
Commonwealth v. LaVelle
Citations
- 605 N.E.2d 852
- 414 Mass. 146
- 1993 Mass. LEXIS 9
How courts have described this case
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- detective testified to state of police knowledge that led to reliance on informant’s tip to seek out defendant
- extraordinary circumstance where prosecutor intentionally or knowingly deceived grand jury and impaired integrity of grand jury proceeding
- undercover informant purchased what detectives “presumed” to be cocaine
- nonvictim's prior false allegations not admissible under Bohannon
- “[EJvidence of bias is almost never a collateral matter”
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch
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