Lynch v. Massachusetts

Decision Date01 December 2003
Docket NumberNo. 03-6782.,03-6782.
CitationLynch v. Massachusetts, 540 U.S. 1059 (2003)
PartiesLYNCH v. MASSACHUSETTS.
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

Appeal from the Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass.

Certiorari denied.Reported below: 439 Mass. 532, 789 N. E. 2d 1052.

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