· 3/26/1986
Commonwealth v. McMaster
Citations
- 490 N.E.2d 464
- 21 Mass. App. Ct. 722
- 1986 Mass. App. LEXIS 1514
How courts have described this case
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- holding there was no substantial risk of miscarriage of justice where identification was most important issue in case and trial judge omitted four portions of Rodriguez charge, including portion challenged at bar
- counsel not ineffective for failing to call alibi witness whose truthfulness was in doubt and who might reinforce Commonwealth’s case
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Judges: Brown, Kaplan, Warner
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