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· 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

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

  • 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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