Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Citation
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019) 2.
- Parent Document
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 2019-01-02
Other Sections in This Document (19)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
Full Text
672 chars2. Admission of prior bad acts testimony. The defendant also argues that the judge erred in permitting Mahoney and the paramedics to testify to their observations of the defendant during prior alleged overdoses, as it constituted improper prior bad acts evidence. Where, as here, the testimony was objected to at trial, we review for prejudicial error. Commonwealth v. Cruz, 445 Mass. 589, 591 (2005). We must determine whether the judge erred and, if so, whether the error was prejudicial. Id. "An error is not prejudicial if it 'did not influence the [trier of fact], or had but very slight effect ....'" Id., quoting Commonwealth v. Flebotte, 417 Mass. 348, 353 (1994).