Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/15/2004

Commonwealth v. Freeman

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442 Mass. 779
817 N.E.2d 727
2004 Mass. LEXIS 729

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trial counsel not ineffective for failing to obtain eyewitness testimony where that testimony would have been cumulative of the testimony of another eyewitness
“ [Privilege extends not only to answers that would in themselves support a conviction, but also to those that would furnish a link in the chain of evidence needed to prosecute the witness”
motion judge may assess credibility of defendant's claims

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