COMMONWEALTH v. DONOVAN


395 Mass. 20 (1985)

478 N.E.2d 727

COMMONWEALTH vs. BRIAN DONOVAN (and thirteen companion cases).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

May 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip X. Murray for the defendants.

Dianne M. Dillon, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


HENNESSEY, C.J.

A jury found Brian Donovan and Robert Grant guilty on each of seven indictments for larceny. Both defendants challenge their convictions on the ground that the trial judge erred in denying their motions for required findings of not guilty. Moreover, the defendant Grant argues that the trial judge erred in admitting allegedly "surprise" testimony which implicated him in the crimes. We conclude that these two contentions are meritless. Nonetheless, we...

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