Commonwealth v. Montecalvo

How courts have described this case

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

• judge must intervene where argument is improper, especially where “judge has previously excluded the particular argument as improper”
• “It is enough if the inferences drawn from the circumstances be reasonable and possible”
• irregularity in empanelment insufficient to reverse conviction unless defendant is harmed by it
• intentionally false and misleading statements to police demonstrate consciousness of guilt
• interrogation of jurors not conducted under oath
• admission implied from con duct

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).