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Commonwealth v. Sullivan

Citations

  • 574 N.E.2d 966
  • 410 Mass. 521
  • 1991 Mass. LEXIS 340

How courts have described this case

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  • “Because the statement was not offered to prove the truth of the matter it asserted, but rather only for the fact that it was made, it was not hearsay”
  • nineteen-page handwritten statement written nearly ten months before witness made agreement with Commonwealth for leniency with regard to pending indictments in exchange for testimony at trial properly admitted as prior consistent statement
  • defendant’s statements providing false alibi

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Judges: Greaney, Nolan, O'Connor, Uacos, Wilkins

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