Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- Citation
- Commonwealth v. Santos, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
- 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
808 charsWe need not determine whether the judge erred in admitting the testimony, as we conclude that if there was error, it was not prejudicial. A judge in a jury-waived trial is presumed to have "correctly instructed himself" on the law, absent contrary indication. Commonwealth v. Kerns, 449 Mass. 641, 650 n.13 (2007), quoting Commonwealth v. Ortiz, 431 Mass. 134, 141 (2000). The testimony was unnecessary to support the conviction of negligent operation, as the evidence of the defendant's admission to ingesting Klonopin and the fact of the accident were sufficient. See Woods, 414 Mass. at 350. Moreover, there is no indication that the judge improperly relied upon the prior overdose testimony, especially because the judge acquitted the defendant of OUI. See Commonwealth v. Bly, 444 Mass. 640, 656 (2005).