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Title: Commonwealth v. Rafael Gonzalez
Author : Appeals Court of Massachusetts
Release Date : January 06, 1989
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 61 KB

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Where, during prolonged deliberations of the jury at a criminal trial, a series of events leading to the Judge's replacement of one juror created a serious risk that the unreplaced jurors would regard the Judge's action as an endorsement and approval of their views on a vital issue in the case, the risk should have been obviated by a mistrial. [14-15] The defendant, Gonzalez, was indicted for murder in the first degree and for unlawfully carrying a weapon. He was found guilty on February 26, 1985, of murder in the second degree and of the weapon charge, after trial before a Superior Court Judge and a jury. He was sentenced on February 27 and March 6, 1985. An appeal from these convictions was dismissed by this court for lack of prosecution.