Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/25/1985

Commonwealth v. Light

Citations

474 N.E.2d 1074
394 Mass. 112
1985 Mass. LEXIS 1367

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declining to dismiss complaint based on police department’s deliberate failure to disclose material physical evidence so exculpatory that it “might well have ended the case with a finding of not guilty”
failure to disclose exculpatory evidence before and during bench trial did not irremediably prejudice the defendant’s rights
no indication that Commonwealth's failure to turn over paint test results to defendant in motor vehicle collision was intentional misconduct; retrial ordered
no indication that Commonwealth’s failure to turn over paint test results to defendant in motor vehicle collision was intentional misconduct; retrial ordered
“no indication that the misconduct was intentional in the sense that the police knew the defendant was entitled to the test results”
unintentional failure to disclose exculpatory evidence insufficient for dismissal without finding of prejudice

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Nolan, O'Connor

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