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COMMONWEALTH v. TORRES

424 Mass. 792 (1997)

COMMONWEALTH v. ANGEL TORRES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

May 1, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Orenstein, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Stewart T. Graham, Jr., for the defendant.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

ABRAMS, J.

At issue is the admissibility of statements the defendant made to the Springfield police following his arrest in February, 1995. The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree and illegal possession of a firearm. Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress the statements, claiming that the police violated his right to remain silent after he invoked it. After an evidentiary hearing, a Superior...

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