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Massachusetts Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Based on Prosecutor’s False Statement During Closing Argument
Loaded on Dec. 28, 2018
by Dale Chappell
published in Criminal Legal News
January, 2019, page 19
Filed under:
Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct.
Location:
Massachusetts.
by Dale Chappell
A prosecutor’s false statements in her closing argument in an attempt to corroborate a witness’ testimony was fatal to her case, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held, vacating the convictions for rape of a child and indecent assault and battery upon a child.
Angel Alvarez was ...
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