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· 11/7/1988

Commonwealth v. Porcher

Citations

  • 529 N.E.2d 1348
  • 26 Mass. App. Ct. 517
  • 1988 Mass. App. LEXIS 639

How courts have described this case

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

  • witness preclusion justified for late disclosure “[i]f the explanation is unconvincing and suggests desultory preparation”
  • witness preclusion for late disclosure justified if “the explanation is unconvincing and suggests desultory preparation”
  • “If a defendant wants that kind of information, he should move for a bill of particulars”
  • indictment charging that defendant “did break and enter in the day time ... with the intent to commit [ ] a felony therein” was not inadequate for failing to identify the felony

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Kass, Cutter, Smith

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