Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/11/1997

Commonwealth v. Martinez

Citations

425 Mass. 382
681 N.E.2d 818
1997 Mass. LEXIS 161

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termination of conflicting representation prior to defendant’s trial will ordinarily “obviat[e] the risk of simultaneous representation”
actual conflict where defense counsel engaged in ongoing representation of key prosecution witness at time of trial on unrelated criminal matters
prior consistent statements, admissible to impeach claim of recent contrivance if made before witness had incentive to fabricate, are not admissible to prove truth of matter
prior consistent statements, admissible to impeach claim of recent contrivance if made before witness had incentive to fabricate, are not admissible to prove truth of matter
\a plea of guilty by one person is not admissible to prove the guilt of another and may be highly prejudicial\
prior consistent statement of witness admissible only to show that witness’s in court testimony was not product of asserted inducement

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Judges: Fried

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