Case Name: Commonwealth vs. Frank E. Imbruglia
Court: Massachusetts Appeals Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Decision Date: 1976-03-01
Citations: 4 Mass. App. Ct. 787
Docket Number: 
Parties: Commonwealth vs. Frank E. Imbruglia.
Judges: 
Reporter: Massachusetts Appeals Court Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 787–787

Head Matter:
Commonwealth vs. Frank E. Imbruglia.
March 1, 1976.
The case was submitted on briefs.
Kenneth Weiss for the defendant.
Alan L. Kovacs & Bonnie H. MacLeod-Griffin, Assistant District Attorneys, for the Commonwealth.

Opinion:
The remark made by the prosecutor in the presence of the jury at the close of the evidence was unfortunate at best. The judge promptly and forcefully gave clear and correct curative instructions. Compare Commonwealth v. D'Ambra, 357 Mass. 260, 262 (1970). The evidence of Imbruglia's guilt was particularly strong, and we are not persuaded that the remark, when considered in the light of the instructions, contributed to the verdict.
Judgment affirmed.