Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/18/1990

Commonwealth v. Moore

Citations

556 N.E.2d 392
408 Mass. 117
1990 Mass. LEXIS 331

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new trial denial will not be reversed unless “manifestly unjust” or trial infected with prejudicial constitutional error
prosecutor’s “argument focused on the quality of the evidentiary picture the defendant was trying to paint, which is, of course, a proper subject for argument”
“Reversal ... is particularly rare where the judge acting on the motion was also the [plea] judge”
judge committed no error in giving only general instructions with respect to intoxication where only live issue at trial was identity of murderer and effect of intoxication on defendant’s state of mind was not raised
comment on unbelievability of defendant’s account did not shift burden of proof
no evidence that newly discovered suspect was involved in the crime

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Judges: Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor, Greaney

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