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Commonwealth v. Morris

Citations

  • 82 Mass. App. Ct. 427
  • 974 N.E.2d 1152
  • 2012 WL 4010237
  • 2012 Mass. App. LEXIS 247

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  • explaining that “[a]n expert must not profile or describe the typical attributes of the perpetrators of crimes” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)
  • distinguishing testimony impermissibly “describing an abuser” from permissible testimony “describing typical acts of abuse”
  • probative value of evidence showing that defendant called sexual assault victim \vulgar names\ and threatened her outweighed risk of unfair prejudice

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Judges: Mills

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