Commonwealth vs. a Juvenile

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• conditioning the colloquy required to question the juiy about racial bias during jury selection on defense counsel’s request “defeat[s] the purpose for requiring a colloquy in the first place”; that is, to ensure the defendant himself understands the choice he is making
• error in conducting voir dire about racial prejudice did not require reversal where evidence of guilt was overwhelming and defendant’s exculpatory testimony was uncorroborated
• failure to conduct requisite colloquy, required at that time, not prejudicial where case was not one in which conflicting evidence rendered the outcome of jury deliberations uncertain
• \obvious misstatement” that \proof required to sustain a conviction 'is not proof beyond all reasonable doubt’ ” is saved, in part, by charge’s use of moral certainty definition of prosecution’s burden of proof

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