Commonwealth v. Barbosa

Docket NumberSJC-10930
Decision Date06 August 2012

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  • Commonwealth v. Hobbs
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • June 28, 2019
    ...by admitting her prior identification through a third party without making her available for cross-examination. Commonwealth v. Barbosa, 463 Mass. 116, 130, 972 N.E.2d 987 (2012) ("A witness's pretrial identification is admissible for substantive purposes, even in the absence of an in-court......
  • Commonwealth v. Henley
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • August 5, 2021
    ...even without direct proof that the particular weapon was in fact used in the commission of the crime." Commonwealth v. Barbosa, 463 Mass. 116, 122, 972 N.E.2d 987 (2012). Nevertheless, evidence relevant to showing that a defendant has the means to commit a crime will not be admitted if its ......
  • Commonwealth v. Fontanez
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • April 16, 2019
    ...will be admissible. See Commonwealth v. Housewright, 470 Mass. 665, 676, 25 N.E.3d 273 (2015), quoting Commonwealth v. Barbosa, 463 Mass. 116, 130, 972 N.E.2d 987 (2012) ("Had [witness's] prior recorded [identification] testimony been excluded, the jury would also not have heard [police off......
  • Com. v. Imbert
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • May 18, 2018
    ...used in the commission of the crime, we have generally cautioned against admission of evidence related to it." Commonwealth v. Barbosa, 463 Mass. 116, 122, 972 N.E.2d 987 (2012). However, where firearm-related evidence is relevant, and where its prejudicial effect does not substantially out......
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