Commonwealth v. Beatrice

On April 7, 2006, the victim telephoned the Brock-ton police department’s 911 emergency line and told the police operator that her “boy friend,” the defendant, had “just beat [her] up.” The defendant was charged in the District Court with two counts of assault and battery in connection with the April 7 incident. After the victim invoked her constitutional rights against self-incrimination, the defendant moved in limine to suppress the tape recording of the telephone call, contending that, without the victim’s testimony, the admission of the tape recording would violate his right to…