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Commonwealth v. McCarthy

Citations

  • 637 N.E.2d 248
  • 37 Mass. App. Ct. 113
  • 1994 Mass. App. LEXIS 735

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  • breaking and entering a house upon the pretext of visiting friends permits the inference
  • intent inferred where defendant broke into house and claimed he was visiting friends
  • appearance of \an abbreviated version of the offense\ on verdict slip did not create substantial risk of miscarriage of justice where \the judge correctly instructed the jury with respect to all of the elements of the offense\

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Judges: Smith, Porada, Greenberg

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