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Commonwealth v. Murray

Citations

  • 351 N.E.2d 555
  • 4 Mass. App. Ct. 493
  • 1976 Mass. App. LEXIS 759

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  • imposing greater sentence because defendant refused to confess burdens defendant’s appellate and other postconviction rights
  • increasing a sentence because of the defendant’s failure to confess burdens a defendant’s rights against compelled self-incrimination
  • judge “punishing [defendant] for coming up here and lying and for his whole attitude”

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Judges: Hale, Goodman, Grant

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