(DOWNLOAD) "Commonwealth v. James Johnson" by Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth v. James Johnson
- Author : Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- Release Date : January 03, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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Practice, Criminal, Examination of jurors. Jury and Jurors. On March 3, 1989, a jury found the defendant, James Johnson, a black man, guilty of committing assault and battery and larceny against a white woman. The defendant now appeals from his convictions, claiming that the trial Judge committed reversible error by failing to conduct a colloquy with the defendant before questioning individual prospective jurors about the possibility of racial bias. The voir dire had been requested by defense counsel. The Appeals Court reversed, 28 Mass. App. Ct. 453 (1990). We granted further appellate review and we now affirm the convictions.