Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/1/2005

Commonwealth v. Edwards

Citations

444 Mass. 526
830 N.E.2d 158
2005 Mass. LEXIS 306

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holding that a defendant must act with “intent to procure the witness’s unavailability”
holding the doctrine applicable where \the defendant acted with the intent to procure the witness's unavailability\
requiring a showing that “the defendant acted with the intent to procure the witness’s unavailability
applying the forfeiture doctrine where \a defendant actively facilitates the carrying out of the witness's independent intent not to testify\
applying the forfeiture doctrine where “a defendant actively facilitates the carrying out of 27 the witness’s independent intent not to testify”

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Judges: Cowin

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