Commonwealth v. Alvarez

Docket NumberSJC-12396
Decision Date22 August 2018

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  • Commonwealth v. Henderson
    • United States
    • Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
    • November 30, 2020
    ...and Williams had been truthful, prior to trial, when they identified the assailants as Drano and Jigga. See Commonwealth v. Alvarez, 480 Mass. 299, 313, 103 N.E.3d 1202, S.C., 480 Mass. 1015, 103 N.E.3d 1225 (2018) (witness credibility was not appropriate subject of expert testimony). An ex......
  • Commonwealth v. Grier
    • United States
    • Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
    • August 9, 2022
    ...399 N.E.2d 482, a defendant is permitted to elicit evidence of an inadequate police investigation. See Commonwealth v. Alvarez, 480 Mass. 299, 315, 103 N.E.3d 1202 (2018) ; Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick, 463 Mass. 581, 597, 977 N.E.2d 505 (2012). From this evidence, the defendant may pursue a......
  • Commonwealth v. Foreman
    • United States
    • Appeals Court of Massachusetts
    • July 20, 2022
    ...not issue any curative instructions after the limitation, such that counsel's argument was undermined.8 See Commonwealth v. Alvarez, 480 Mass. 299, 317, 103 N.E.3d 1202 (2018) ("in some circumstances, a facially proper jury instruction ... may reasonably be understood by the jury to negate ......
  • Commonwealth v. Andre
    • United States
    • Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
    • April 2, 2020
    ...The defendant objected to the first alleged improper argument; thus, we review for prejudicial error. See Commonwealth v. Alvarez, 480 Mass. 299, 305, 103 N.E.3d 1202, S.C., 480 Mass. 1015, 103 N.E.3d 1225 (2018) (no prejudicial error where error did not influence jury or had "very slight e......
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