· 7/14/2015
Commonwealth v. Scesny
Citations
- 472 Mass. 185
- 34 N.E.3d 17
How courts have described this case
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- prosecutor improperly described evidence introduced by defendant as not material or relevant and therefore not to be considered as evidence
- \the prosecutor's characterization of his role as representing the 'citizens' ran the risk of suggesting that the prosecutor was representing the jurors-as-citizens against the defendant\
- criminologist could testify about whether semen deposits would typically appear on female's underwear if she pulled them up after having sexual intercourse with male
- experienced toxicologist with bachelor's degree in chemistry qualified as expert
- affirming petitioner’s conviction on July 14, 2015
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Gants, Spina, Botsford, Lenk, Hines
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