Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 9/26/1978

Commonwealth v. Vitello

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381 N.E.2d 582
376 Mass. 426
1978 Mass. LEXIS 1131

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holding that where constitutionally permissible, full probative value is to be given to an extrajudicial identification, even if the witness who identified the defendant outside of court failed to do so in court
holding that where constitutionally permissible, full probative value is to be given to an extrajudicial identification, even if the witness who identified the defendant outside of court failed to do so in court
following Nassar but holding that officer could properly testify that photograph chosen by witness depicted defendant because defendant’s appearance had changed since time of robbery
\extrajudicial identification may be used substantively even when the witness is unable or unwilling to make an in-court identification\ [emphasis supplied]
“extrajudicial identification may be used substantively even when the witness is unable or unwilling to make an in-court identification” [emphasis supplied]
defendant had lost twenty-five pounds since photograph was taken, and officer had known defendant for long time and seen him often

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams

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