Commonwealth v. Rivera

The defendant, Vicente Rivera, appeals from his conviction following a jury trial in District Court of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, second offense, G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1) (a ) (1).2 Concluding that the failure to admit evidence under the doctrine of verbal completeness was not prejudicial, and discerning no reversible error in the jury instructions, we affirm.

1. Verbal completeness. "Under the doctrine of verbal completeness, ' "[w]hen a party introduces a portion of a statement or writing in evidence," a judge has the discretion to "allow[ ]…