Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/24/1979

Commonwealth v. Gilbert

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388 N.E.2d 1190
377 Mass. 887
1979 Mass. LEXIS 1120

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trial judge found to have committed error by not excluding incriminating statement elicited on cross-examination of defendant
prosecutor erred in failing to inform defense counsel that government witness had changed expected testimony, but error in judgment did not warrant new trial
duty of prosecution to disclose certain oral statements of witnesses to avoid misleading defense
“As to the problem of preparation, the cross-examination of [the witness] was not only extended but searching, and we do not think it would have been materially improved by earlier warning about the witness’s departure from the written statement”
incriminating prior statements of prosecution witness

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Kaplan, Wilkins, Abrams

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