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COMMONWEALTH v. SILANSKAS

433 Mass. 678 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH v. JOHN F. SILANSKAS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

April 13, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew A. Kamholtz for the defendant.

Mary E. Lee, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, SPINA, COWIN, & SOSMAN, JJ.

COWIN, J.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree based on extreme atrocity or cruelty.1 On appeal, he claims that (1) statements he made to the police were obtained in violation of his Miranda rights and thus improperly admitted; (2) the evidence did not support a theory of joint venture; (3) statements he made to a newspaper reporter while he was in custody were improperly admitted because (a) they were not voluntary...

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