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· 3/10/1987

Commonwealth v. Mazza

Citations

  • 504 N.E.2d 630
  • 399 Mass. 395
  • 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1171

How courts have described this case

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

  • insufficient evidence for murder conviction where there was no evidence that victim was killed while defendant was present at murder scene
  • consciousness of guilt evidence coupled with presence at scene of crime insufficient
  • \We are not permitted to pile inference upon inference\
  • “We are not permitted to pile inference upon inference”
  • consciousness of guilt evidence cannot obscure failure of proof

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan

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