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Commonwealth v. Scoggins

Citations

  • 439 Mass. 571
  • 789 N.E.2d 1080
  • 2003 Mass. LEXIS 446

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  • defendant's self-serving affidavit in support of new trial motion raised no substantial issue warranting evidentiary hearing
  • confession voluntary where “minimization was not combined with any false statement concerning the evidence or the strength of the Commonwealth’s case, and the detective ‘stopped short of making an assurance’ regarding the benefits of confessing”

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Judges: Cowin

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