Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Andrade
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 6, 1996PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the *237defendant, Cesar C. Andrade, of murder in the first degree of his wife, Maria Andrade.1 Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues that the erroneous admission of hearsay evidence from five witnesses, who testified that the victim had told them of various acts of physical abuse and intimidation committed by the defendant, requires a new trial. We conclude that this evidence, while wrongly admitted, could not have prejudiced the defendant and did not deprive him of a fair trial. We reject the defendant’s other arguments that he should…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. GrazianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. MartinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. AcevedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. GroomeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. LodgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
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