Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/12/2001

Commonwealth v. Fisher

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433 Mass. 340
742 N.E.2d 61
2001 Mass. LEXIS 68

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noting that \we have not yet adopted\ Proposed Mass. R. Evid. 804[a][2]
counsel not ineffective in failing to impeach witness with prior inconsistent statement where witness already was impeached through other means
counsel not ineffective in failing to impeach witness with certain prior inconsistent statements where witness was extensively impeached by other means
where defendant not entitled to instruction on self-defense, instruction on voluntary manslaughter based on use of excessive force in self-defense not required
with advance warning that witness might refuse to testify, voir dire may be held to “ascertain whether the witness will assert some privilege or otherwise refuse to answer questions”
\it is speculative to conclude that a different approach to impeachment would likely have affected the jury's conclusion\

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