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Commonwealth v. Suarez

Citations

  • 129 N.E.3d 297
  • 95 Mass. App. Ct. 562

How courts have described this case

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

  • error to admit detective's opinion \that the defendant was the man in the videotape\ where jury could reach \their own conclusions\ without detective's help
  • judge's comments at sentencing implied she sentenced defendant for rape, of which he was not convicted, rather than assault with intent to rape
  • judge stated that sentencing guidelines were inadequate and that defendant should not \benefit\ because bystander intervened, creating appearance that judge sentenced defendant on uncharged rape rather than conviction for attempted rape
  • upholding admission of composite tapes as summary evidence

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Judges: Agnes, Maldonado, Sacks

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