Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/17/1978

Commonwealth v. Hicks

Citations

376 N.E.2d 558
375 Mass. 274
1978 Mass. LEXIS 983

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acknowledging, in criminal contexts, that \[c]ourts have found . . . abuse[s] of discretion where the refusal to permit recall of a witness unreasonably deprives [a] defendant of an opportunity to present newly discovered information material to the defense\
\A criminal defendant may not be prevented from explaining seemingly incriminating evidence offered by the prosecution\
“A criminal defendant may not be prevented from explaining seemingly incriminating evidence offered by the prosecution”
“[w]hether or not a witness should be recalled in a criminal case is a matter entrusted to the sound discretion of the trial judge”
within judge's discretion to determine \[w]hether or not a witness should be recalled in a criminal case\
why the defendant had a knotted woman’s stocking in his possession

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Kaplan, Abrams

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