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· 3/15/1845

Gardner v. Joy

Citations

  • 50 Mass. 177

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding a jury acquittal on charges relating to specific facts alleged as improper Rule 404(b) testimony demonstrated a lack of prejudice
  • discussing that even after a proper demand is filed, if the State does not file its notice then the district court is not alerted to the evidentiary issue, and a proper Gleason hearing cannot be held thus turning our review to whether there was a prejudicial error
  • “Mr. Broberg filed a pretrial demand for disclosure of 404(b) evidence, thereby timely objecting to the introduction of 404(b) evidence and permitting our review for an abuse of discretion.”
  • “We review challenges to the admission of evidence for an abuse of discretion when an objection has been lodged and a pretrial demand is treated as a timely objection.”
  • State “absolutely should have identified the digital anal penetration evidence as potential 404(b) evidence”

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Judges: Shaw

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