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Commonwealth v. Perkins

Citations

  • 39 Mass. App. Ct. 577
  • 658 N.E.2d 975
  • 1995 Mass. App. LEXIS 863

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  • holding that it was not improper to impeach Dr. Underwager by referring to his statements endorsing pedophilia as an “acceptable and reasonable lifestyle”
  • expert’s testimony based on hypothetical questions that mirrored underlying facts of case was “tantamount to an endorsement of the credibility of the complaining child witness”
  • judge's \refusal to include the specific language requested by the defendant did not amount to an abuse of discretion\

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Judges: Porada

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