Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/9/2018

Commonwealth v. Drayton

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96 N.E.3d 163
479 Mass. 479

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\evidence that tends merely to impeach the credibility of a witness will not ordinarily be the basis of a new trial\ [citation omitted]
\evidence that tends merely to impeach the credibility of a witness will not ordinarily be the basis of a new trial\ [citation omitted]
new evidence not only impeached witness but also contradicted testimony that he saw murder and \undermine[d] the Commonwealth's entire case against the defendant\
substantial issue raised regarding admission of witness's affidavit that directly contradicted incriminating testimony by purported eyewitness
evidentiary hearing required where \affidavit [if admissible] directly contradicts\ sole percipient witness's testimony
affidavit that failed to fall into any traditional hearsay exception would be admissible where defendant establishes that such evidence [1] is 25 critical to his or her defense, and [2] bears persuasive assurances of trustworthiness

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Judges: Gants, Gaziano, Budd, Cypher, Kafker

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