Commonwealth v. Jordan (No. 1)

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• stating that evidence of prior beatings and mistreatment of victim probative of defendant’s mental state and intent at time of offenses
• beatings of victim occurred five to seven months before the alleged assault on the victim
• evidence of defendant’s prior beatings of the victim and her dog admissible to show state of mind and not unduly prejudicial
• \Evidence of the prior beatings and mistreatment of the victim was probative of the defendant's mental state and his intent at the time of the offenses\
• judge did not err in admitting evidence of beatings and mistreatment of victim by defendant from five to seven months prior to events on which indictments were based
• evidence of prior beatings by the defendant charged with armed assault with intent to murder admissible because it tended to show the defendant’s state of mind toward the victim, namely hostility, which could be found to have continued up to the time of the charged offense

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