[Download] "Commonwealth v. Richard M. Santos" by Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth v. Richard M. Santos
- Author : Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- Release Date : January 29, 1978
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 72 KB
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At the trial of a defendant charged with rape, unnatural sexual intercourse, and kidnapping, the Judge did not err in refusing to permit the complainant to be impeached by a juvenile record which had been sealed pursuant to G. L. c. 276, § 100B, where the complainant was not on probation on any new charge at the time of trial, was not under suspicion for any alleged crime, and there was no suggestion that she had any motive to cooperate with the prosecution. [922-926] A sealed juvenile record may not be used to impeach credibility generally, but may be used only in cases in which it bears directly on the witness's bias or motive. [926]