Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Guisti
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 29, 2001PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
The defendant was convicted of aggravated rape, rape (on two indictments), threatening to commit a crime, and intimidating a witness.1 He appealed and we granted his application for direct appellate review. On appeal, he claims that the trial judge erred in (1) excluding testimony of an expert witness; and (2) denying his postverdict motion for a voir dire of a juror to determine whether the jury were subject to extraneous influences or whether the juror was biased against the defendant. We conclude that the judge properly exercised her discretion in excluding the testimony of the expert…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Beaumont Gereau, in Nos. 74-2019, 74-2020, 74-2021, 74-2022,74-2023Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Commonwealth v. FidlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. RosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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