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Commonwealth v. McGee

Citations

  • 42 Mass. App. Ct. 740
  • 679 N.E.2d 609
  • 1997 Mass. App. LEXIS 118

How courts have described this case

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  • Benoit rule applies where, on basis of witness’s voir dire, it can be anticipated that witness whom party seeks to impeach will not offer relevant testimony
  • testimony by a proposed defense witness that victim told witness that victim had had sex with someone other than the defendant was inadmissible hearsay if offered to prove that victim in fact had had the sexual encounter

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Judges: Kaplan

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