Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/14/2001

Commonwealth v. Adams

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434 Mass. 805
753 N.E.2d 105
2001 Mass. LEXIS 417

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evidence of defendant’s deliberate and rational actions after crime relevant to rebut defense of delusional thinking
use of defendant’s postarrest, post-Miranda silence as evidence of sanity not reversible error where initially introduced by defendant as part of trial strategy
fact that challenged evidence was part of trial strategy weighed heavily in determining its prejudicial effect
regardless of the specific tactical reason for proceeding in a certain manner and regardless of its net effect, the fact that it was part of an apparent trial strategy weighs heavily in determining the existence of unfair prejudice

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