COMMONWEALTH v. S. JUDY CHURCH

SUPERIOR COURT

COMMONWEALTH v s. JUDY CHURCH

Docket:

2377CR0014

Dates:

March 14, 2025

Present:

Jeffrey T. Karp

County:

ESSEX

Keywords:

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS OR EXCLUDE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE BASED ON DESTROYED EVIDENCE (Paper No. 49)

Defendant Judy Church is charged with murder in connection with the alleged poisoning death of her partner with whom she resided. Ms. Church has moved to suppress the results of certain toxicology testing performed on behalf of the Commonwealth by an outside lab.[1]

On February 26, 2025, the Court conducted an evidentiary hearing…