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· 5/7/1986

Commonwealth v. Lemar

Citations

  • 492 N.E.2d 105
  • 22 Mass. App. Ct. 170
  • 1986 Mass. App. LEXIS 1556

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • considering necessity of specific unanimity instruction where Commonwealth alleged three separate criminal episodes
  • \[i]t does not appear likely that the jury verdict would have been different\ had judge, sua sponte, given specific unanimity instruction
  • no substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice from absence of specific unanimity instruction where indecent assault and battery charge supported by evidence of three incidents
  • court will review jury instruction for “plain error”

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Judges: Armstrong, Kaplan, Warner

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