Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/25/1992

Commonwealth v. Azar

Citations

588 N.E.2d 1352
32 Mass. App. Ct. 290
1992 Mass. App. LEXIS 291

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evidence tending to show defendant’s state of mind and inferences made from evidence need not be proved beyond reasonable doubt
evidence misquoted, but error harmless because we assume some measure of jury sophistication in ability to sort out hyperbole and speculation
proper to contrast defendant’s lack of explanation to family regarding child’s death with details defense offered at trial
evidence tending to show defendant’s prior bad acts and state of mind need not be proved beyond reasonable doubt
four month old child left in custody of defendant on morning when she suffered multiple fractures of bones and other severe injuries
four month old child left in custody of defendant on morning when she suffered multiple fractures of bones and other severe injuries

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Judges: Warner, Kass, Greenberg, Zobel

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