Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/24/2008

Commonwealth v. Phillips

Citations

452 Mass. 617
897 N.E.2d 31
2008 Mass. LEXIS 807

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holding that identification procedure not unnecessarily suggestive where eyewitness may have heard on police radio that he was going to view suspect
handcuffing suspect and placing him at rear of cruiser for short duration to conduct identification procedure did not amount to arrest
“That more than one person inflicted the victim’s injuries could have been inferred based on the extensive and different injuries . . .”
jury may infer deliberate premeditation based on nature and extent of victim’s injuries and lengthy nature of attack
good reason existed for showup identification within one hour after murder and armed robbery
prosecutor’s description of victim’s disturbing injuries, suggestion of torture, and statement that “no one deserves to die that way” relevant to whether defendants acted with extreme atrocity or cruelty

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Judges: Greaney

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