Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/29/2000

Commonwealth v. Hill

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432 Mass. 704
739 N.E.2d 670
2000 Mass. LEXIS 769

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noting defense counsel could not effectively cross examine witness where Commonwealth failed to disclose deal with witness
failure to call impartial witness who had testified during codefendant’s trial because of minor credibility concerns “not a reasonable strategic decision”
reduction of the charge “strongly supports the existence of an agreement between [the witness] and the Commonwealth”
\Evidence that contradicted the Commonwealth's entire theory of the case could have raised a reasonable doubt in the jurors' minds\
in light of absence of any credible explanation, defense counsel’s failure to call potentially key eyewitness [not an expert], although there existed possibility of aggressive cross-examination, was “manifestly unreasonable”
new trial granted where Commonwealth failed to disclose agreement with key prosecution witness concerning disposition of charges, and permitted witness to mislead jury about sentencing expectatians and motive for testifying

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Judges: Cowin

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