· 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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