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· 6/14/1989

Commonwealth v. Paradise

Citations

  • 539 N.E.2d 1006
  • 405 Mass. 141
  • 1989 Mass. LEXIS 175

How courts have described this case

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

  • judge may ask questions in order to clarify an issue, to prevent perjury, or to develop trustworthy testimony
  • factors considered in determining violation of, and remedy for, prosecutor’s duty to turn over exculpatory evidence
  • charge on consciousness of guilt “was correct in substance, and absent any specific requests to supplement it, the defendant cannot now argue a new theory on appeal”
  • prosecutor \entitled to argue the evidence and fair inferences to be drawn therefrom\

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Judges: Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch

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