Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court September 29, 1971 (Commonwealth v. Garvin)

On indictments for assault on Jacqueline Dias with a dangerous weapon with intent to rob her and armed robbery, a motion to suppress a pre-trial photographic identification by Mrs. Dias was denied. Her subsequent in-court identification of Garvin was admitted. The judge’s wholly warranted detailed findings and certain evidence are summarized below. Mrs. Dias lived in a first floor apartment.