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Commonwealth v. Oliveira

Citations

  • 74 Mass. App. Ct. 49
  • 904 N.E.2d 442
  • 2009 Mass. App. LEXIS 428

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  • permitting witness who refuses to testify to assert Fifth Amendment privilege before jury “presents the real possibility that jurors will speculate that the witness is guilty of the crime charged [or another crime] and that the defendant is not”
  • permitting witness who refuses to testify to assert Fifth Amendment privilege before jury “presents the real possibility that jurors will speculate that the witness is guilty of the crime charged [or another crime] and that the defendant is not”
  • permitting witness who refuses to testify to assert Fifth Amendment privilege before jury “presents the real possibility that jurors will speculate that the witness is guilty of the crime charged [or another crime] and that the defendant is not”

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Judges: Lenk, Meade

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