Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/26/2016

Commonwealth v. Gomes

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475 Mass. 775
61 N.E.3d 441

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highlighting special importance of limiting instruction where evidence of bad acts was admissible
where balance between prejudice and probative value was close, contemporaneous limiting instructions persuaded court that bad acts evidence was properly admitted
evidence of defendant's knowing participation in shooting sufficient where defendant was involved in prior incident, was present at shooting, and fled with shooters, and where shell casings found in his automobile matched ballistics evidence from shooting
question whether evidence was more prejudicial than probative was close, but there was no error in light of judge’s limiting instruction, that jury were not to consider evidence for purpose of bad character, given when evidence was admitted and repeated in his final jury charge

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Judges: Gants, Spina, Botsford, Dltffly, Hines

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