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· 1/23/1992

Commonwealth v. Shelley

Citations

  • 584 N.E.2d 629
  • 411 Mass. 692
  • 1992 Mass. LEXIS 29

How courts have described this case

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  • “finding” language cured by forceful instructions on the burden of proof
  • prosecutor's insinuation that expert witnesses were \bought\ and \mercenary soldiers\ was improper, as there were no facts in evidence that witnesses received more than their usual fees and statements impermissibly played on jurors' prejudices

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Judges: Liacos, Lynch, O'Connor, Greaney

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