Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/10/1993

Commonwealth v. Phinney

Citations

622 N.E.2d 617
416 Mass. 364
1993 Mass. LEXIS 652

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holding judge furnished adequate instructions to the jury to guide their consideration of photographic evidence
fact that suspect is free to terminate interview is strong evidence that questioning is noncustodial
suspect who voluntarily went to police station and was aware he was free to leave not in custody for Miranda purposes
“Admission of the photographs was within the judge’s discretion, and the judge furnished adequate instructions to the jury to guide their consideration of the evidence.”
waiver “is not knowing” if police fail to inform defendant that attorney has requested to be present or fail to respond to attorney attempting to contact police in charge of investigation
after questioning ceased because of the defendant’s invocation of his right to counsel, the defendant asked what was going to happen to him and, upon receiving an explanation of the different degrees of murder and manslaughter, stated he wanted to tell the truth

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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Lynch, Greaney

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