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COMMONWEALTH v. STEPHENS

15 Mass. App. Ct. 461 (1983)

446 N.E.2d 410

COMMONWEALTH vs. PETER H. STEPHENS.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice Bassil for the defendant.

Michael J. Traft, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HALE, C.J., CUTTER, GREANEY, PERRETTA, & DREBEN, JJ.

DREBEN, J.

The defendant, a black man, was convicted on an indictment charging him with knowingly deriving support and maintenance from the earnings of a prostitute. The victim was a white woman. Prior to trial the defendant, citing G.L.c. 234, § 28,2 and Commonwealth v. Sanders, 383 Mass. 637 (1981), moved that certain questions, including one directed to racial prejudice and another...

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