· 4/29/1980
Commonwealth v. Meech
Citations
- 403 N.E.2d 1174
- 380 Mass. 490
- 1980 Mass. LEXIS 1116
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- discussing standards that would apply if court considered admitting hearsay not covered by an established exception to the rule
- court acknowledged existence of substantial support for admissibility of grand jury transcripts under prior recorded testimony exception
- no substantial sameness of issues when Commonwealth questioned witness at grand jury to inquire about defendant’s possession of murder weapon and issue at trial was defendant’s criminal responsibility
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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Kaplan, Liacos, Abrams
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