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Appeals Court Opinions

Commonwealth v. Ferreira (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-149-16)

Acquittal of murder does not bar subsequent perjury prosecution where jury could have believed witness testimony yet acquitted defendant based on other legal grounds.

Maury Rovenstein
October 14, 2016

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