Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/23/1987

Commonwealth v. Repoza

Citations

510 N.E.2d 755
400 Mass. 516
1987 Mass. LEXIS 1416

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“we have determined that we would not require lawyers to be clairvoyant and to object to instructions not yet identified as constitutional error”
“jury instructions are not to be viewed in isolation but rather in the context of the charge as a whole”
“jury instructions are not to be viewed in isolation but rather in the context of the charge as a whole”
\jury instructions are not to be viewed in isolation but rather in the context of the charge as a whole\
\jury <br> instructions are not to be viewed in isolation <br> but rather in the context of the charge as a <br> whole\
scope of cross-examination rests largely in sound discretion of judge

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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