COMMONWEALTH v. LAJOIE

No. 18-P-49.

95 Mass. App. Ct. 10 (2019)

COMMONWEALTH v. WILLIAM LAJOIE.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

March 5, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tara L. Johnston , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Matthew Spurlock , Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Present: WOLOHOJIAN, LEMIRE, & ENGLANDER, JJ.


Prior to a custodial interrogation, the defendant was read Miranda warnings1 from a written form that did not comport in all particulars with the language employed by the United States Supreme Court. As a result, the motion judge ruled that although the defendant was advised of his "right to an attorney...

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