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Commonwealth v. Miranda

Citations

  • 415 Mass. 1
  • 610 N.E.2d 964
  • 1993 Mass. LEXIS 741

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  • holding that entry of nolle prosequi dismisses charges, rather than merely making them dormant, such that prosecution can reinstate charges only by filing them anew, and may not simply revive them
  • holding that entry of nolle prosequi dismisses charges, rather than merely making them dormant, such that prosecution can reinstate charges only by filing them anew, and may not simply revive them
  • “Material or substantial errors are not ones of transcription, copying, or calculation, but are those that trample the defendant’s rightful expectations.”

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Judges: Lynch

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