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· 7/14/2015

Commonwealth v. Scesny

Citations

  • 472 Mass. 185
  • 34 N.E.3d 17

How courts have described this case

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

  • prosecutor improperly described evidence introduced by defendant as not material or relevant and therefore not to be considered as evidence
  • \the prosecutor's characterization of his role as representing the 'citizens' ran the risk of suggesting that the prosecutor was representing the jurors-as-citizens against the defendant\
  • criminologist could testify about whether semen deposits would typically appear on female's underwear if she pulled them up after having sexual intercourse with male
  • experienced toxicologist with bachelor's degree in chemistry qualified as expert
  • affirming petitioner’s conviction on July 14, 2015

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Gants, Spina, Botsford, Lenk, Hines

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