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Commonwealth v. Martinez

Citations

  • 458 Mass. 684
  • 940 N.E.2d 422
  • 2011 Mass. LEXIS 13

How courts have described this case

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

  • \feeble evidence supporting a finding of manslaughter\ contributed to conclusion that defendant was not prejudiced by failure to instruct on voluntary manslaughter
  • “[A] prosecutor may refer to, or ask witnesses about, a defendant’s nickname . . . when there is a reason to do so”
  • compliance with six-hour safe harbor for interrogating arrested individuals depends on moment of arrest
  • defendant questioned in native language by police officers

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Judges: Botsford

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