Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/1/1982

Commonwealth v. Baldwin

Citations

431 N.E.2d 194
385 Mass. 165
1982 Mass. LEXIS 1260

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delay in disclosing evidence until trial did not prevent the defendant from preparing his case and making effective use of the evidence in presenting his case
“disclosure was sufficiently timely to allow the defendant ‘to make effective use of the evidence in preparing and presenting his case’ ” [citation omitted]
after defendant denied ever possessing gun, prosecutor entitled to question him about previous gun charge that had been dismissed
once defendant introduces subject, he may be cross-examined on it even if questioning does not conform to G. L. c. 233, § 21
no error in questioning defendant concerning complaint later dismissed where complaint not introduced and judge instructed jury not to consider document
“distinction between inculpatory and exculpatory evidence is not significant where the issue is delayed disclosure, as opposed to failure to disclose”

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan

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