COMMONWEALTH v. LEWIS


374 Mass. 203 (1978)

371 N.E.2d 775

COMMONWEALTH vs. LARRY D. LEWIS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

January 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dyanne Klein Polatin for the defendant.

L. Jeffrey Meehan, Special Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, WILKINS, & LIACOS, JJ.


BRAUCHER, J.

The defendant was taken to a police station, given Miranda warnings, and interrogated. He then made damaging admissions. He now contends that those admissions should have been suppressed because the warnings did not inform him of his right to terminate questioning at any time. We hold that no such warning was required, and affirm his convictions.

The defendant was indicted for a number of sexual offenses...

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