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SJC-10568: COMMONWEALTH vs. WAYNE MIRANDA
Argument: April 6, 2010
Keywords: Constitutional Law - Criminal Procedure - Professional Responsibility
Question Presented: Whether a witness to a crime can be compensated for their testimony by a third party, contingent on obtaining an indictment or conviction.
Facts: The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder after two witnesses implicated him in a nighttime shooting in New Bedford. The witnesses were compensated by the New Bedford Chamber of Commerce …
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