Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/15/1998

Commonwealth v. Martin

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427 Mass. 816
696 N.E.2d 904
1998 Mass. LEXIS 353

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holding that the Commonwealth had the “duty to inquire” about and disclose to the defense the results of confirmatory tests conducted by the State police laboratory even though those results were “held by the . . . laboratory and ... known only to one of its chemists”
characterizing State police chemist who \ha[d] participated in the investigation [and] evaluation of the case and ha[d] reported to the prosecutor's office concerning the case\ as agent of Commonwealth
distinguishing probative value of preliminary urine screen and subsequent test confirming presence of drug
prosecutor's duty extends beyond \simply . . . turning over test information that it had in its files\
Commonwealth has duty to disclose exculpatory evidence possessed by prosecution team, including information in possession of State police crime laboratory chemists who participate in case
prosecution had duty to inquire about existence of scientific tests conducted by Commonwealth’s own police crime laboratory and to produce exculpatory evidence sought by defendant

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Judges: Wilkins

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