Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/22/2006

Commonwealth v. Weichell

Citations

446 Mass. 785
847 N.E.2d 1080
2006 Mass. LEXIS 321

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noting third party’s close relationship to defendant demonstrated “obvious motive” to fabricate confession
stating defendant who learned of exculpatory witness testimony after trial did not exercise due diligence, where he maintained contact with witness and circumstances should have alerted him to existence of evidence claimed to be newly discovered
stating defendant who learned of exculpatory witness testimony after trial did not exercise due diligence, where he maintained contact with witness and circumstances should have alerted him to existence of evidence claimed to be newly discovered
denial of motion for new trial reviewed only for \a significant error of law or other abuse of discretion\
defendant “bears the burden of demonstrating that any newly discovered evidence is admissible”
statements were not contemporaneous with either arrest or conviction

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Judges: Greaney

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