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5 Mass. App. Ct. 843

Commonwealth v. Evans

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided June 24, 1977

Massachusetts Appeals Court · decided 1977-06-24

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently May 1979

2 state decisions

Relies on Commonwealth v. Earltop

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Decided 1977-06-24

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Brown, J.

¶1(concurring). I would like to add that counseled lineups are to be encouraged (see Commonwealth v. Dickerson, 372 Mass. at 791, and prosecutorial errors are to be discouraged. Cf. Commonwealth v. Earltop, 372 Mass. 199, 204-206 (1977) (Hennessey, C.J., concurring).

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