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· 4/29/1980

Commonwealth v. Meech

Citations

  • 403 N.E.2d 1174
  • 380 Mass. 490
  • 1980 Mass. LEXIS 1116

How courts have described this case

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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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