Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/24/2015

Commonwealth v. Brewer

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472 Mass. 307
34 N.E.3d 314

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using \witness\ to describe person present at shooting who gave statement to police, and describing people who had information to share at trial but did not testify as \witnesses\ and \potential witnesses\
\judge's careful and clear instructions concerning the role of the closing arguments and how to determine the credibility of witnesses adequately offset any semblance of impropriety\
prosecutor entitled to respond fairly to arguments made by defendant
‘“While a prosecutor may not vouch for the truthfulness of a witness’s testimony, ... we consistently have held that, where the credibility of a witness is an issue, counsel may ‘argue from the evidence why a witness should be believed’ ” [citations omitted]
prosecutor entitled to respond to arguments made by defendant
prosecutor may respond fairly to arguments made by defendant

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Judges: Gants, Spjna, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines

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