Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/17/1990

Commonwealth v. Scott

Citations

564 N.E.2d 370
408 Mass. 811
1990 Mass. LEXIS 525

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admission of evidence of crimes committed by individuals other than the defendant will not be disturbed on appeal unless justice requires reversal
“danger of misidentification is increased if the photograph of the same individual is included in different arrays”
identification not unnecessarily suggestive where photographs of several individuals, including defendant, are repeated in arrays over period of several days
sufficient evidence for jury to find that gag, as used by defendant, was dangerous weapon where victim died “from a combination of head injuries and asphyxia by the gag”
evidence of three prior encounters with strangers admissible to prove sexual frustration as motive in murder of fourth stranger
fact that police created new array with \better\ photograph of defendant was not unnecessarily suggestive

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Judges: Liacos, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor, Greaney

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