Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/20/2001

Commonwealth v. Marshall

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434 Mass. 358
749 N.E.2d 147
2001 Mass. LEXIS 335

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where victim was “crying and nervous” and “in fear,” victim’s statement admissible as excited utterance two hours after defendant threatened her with knife to her throat
adult victim's statements made two hours Page 391 after defendant held knife to her throat admissible where victim was \in a highly agitated state\
third party’s testimony that defendant had related to her a threat to the victim some three weeks before murder was an admission by a party opponent
victim's statement from two hours after defendant threatened her with knife is admissible as excited utterance
declarant's statement made while she was \crying and nervous\ and \in fear\ qualified as excited utterance even though made two hours after defendant threatened her with knife
victim’s mother’s testimony admissible even though it evoked sympathy from jury because it explained “victim’s presence in the crack house and . . . provide [d] ‘family background information’ ‘to humanize the proceedings’ ”

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