Īt a murder trial, no prejudice was caused by the erroneous admission of hearsay testimony by a State trooper that corroborated testimony by a witness about the defendant's attempt prior to trial to pay the witness to recant his testimony, and about a subsequent meeting between the witness and a defense investigator that was witnessed by an undercover officer, where the admitted testimony was cumulative and was presented in an objective, unprovocative manner. Witness, Credibility.Īt a murder trial, no prejudice was caused by the erroneous admission, to show the defendant's access to or familiarity with firearms, of ammunition and a magazine that were discovered in the defendant's apartment but which could not have been used in conjunction with the murder weapon, as well as testimony regarding security measures found in the apartment, where, given the quantity and quality of properly admitted evidence of guilt, and the scant attention given to the ammunition and security measures evidence, the error had at most a very slight effect on the jury. Hearsay, Identification of defendant in courtroom, Warrant,Īffidavit, Instructions to jury, Capital case. Prior consistent statement, Identification, Consciousness of guilt. Evidence, Firearm, Relevancy and materiality, Hearsay, (3) SJC-10930 03 Appellee Commonwealth Brief.(2) SJC-10930 02 Appellant Barbosa Reply Brief.(1) SJC-10930 01 Appellant Barbosa Brief.116 FebruAugCourt Below: Superior Court Department, Plymouth Present: IRELAND, C.J., CORDY, BOTSFORD, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.
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