COMMONWEALTH v. THORNLEY


400 Mass. 355 (1987)

509 N.E.2d 908

COMMONWEALTH vs. RONALD THORNLEY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

July 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Schilling for the defendant.

Stephanie Martin Glennon, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


HENNESSEY, C.J.

The defendant, Ronald Thornley, was found guilty by a jury in Superior Court of assault with intent to murder and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress identification testimony regarding an "Identikit" composite sketch, a photographic array, and a lineup in which the defendant participated, claiming that the identification procedures were unnecessarily and unconstitutionally suggestive...

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