· 12/9/1987
Commonwealth v. Ianello
Citations
- 515 N.E.2d 1181
- 401 Mass. 197
- 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1516
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \Assuming that such a statement indicates an opinion that Warren was not truthful it would not have been admissible even if Dr. Guhleman had appeared as a witness.\
- Whether a young sexual abuse complainant has been rehearsed by her mother or others is a matter of truthfulness for the jury to decide
- Whether a young sexual abuse complainant has been rehearsed by her mother or others is a matter of truthfulness for the jury to decide
- prosecutor’s statements that defendant was “hot tempered,” “knows karate,” and is “all muscle” held not to impair integrity of grand jury proceedings
- admittedly improper comments to grand jury held not to require dismissal of indictments when jurors heard abundance of additional evidence which justified indicting defendant
- expert witness may not offer opinion as to witness’s credibility; witness credibility evaluations are for jury
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Nolan, Lynch
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