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Commonwealth v. Cain

360 N.E.2d 661, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 785, 1977 Mass. App. LEXIS 746
CourtMassachusetts Appeals Court
DecidedFebruary 28, 1977
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
Commonwealth v. Cain, 360 N.E.2d 661, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 785, 1977 Mass. App. LEXIS 746 (Mass. Ct. App. 1977).

Opinion

Assuming (it is by no means clear) that the prosecutor’s remarks in closing argument (the only question argued in this appeal) went somewhat beyond the bounds of proper argument reasonably related to the evidence favorable to the Commonwealth (cf. Commonwealth v. MacDonald [No. 2], 368 Mass. 395, 401-402 [1975]), we are nevertheless of opinion that, given our reservations in that regard coupled with the strength of the evidence against the defendant, any error that there may have been was harmless. Commonwealth v. DeChristoforo, 360 Mass. 531, 539 (1971).

Judgment affirmed.

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Related

Commonwealth v. MacDonald (No. 1)
333 N.E.2d 189 (Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1975)
Commonwealth v. De Christoforo
277 N.E.2d 100 (Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1971)

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360 N.E.2d 661, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 785, 1977 Mass. App. LEXIS 746, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-cain-massappct-1977.