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McAllister v. Boston Housing Authority, 429 Mass. 300 (1999)

Citation
McAllister v. Boston Housing Authority, 429 Mass. 300 (1999)
Parent Document
McAllister v. Boston Housing Authority, 429 Mass. 300 (1999)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1999-04-08

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We agree with the judge’s conclusion that the better practice is to require an objection and contemporaneous introduction of the complete statements when the original statement is offered. That procedure prevents the jury from receiving the statement in a fragmentary manner and also allows the jury to consider the offered statement as a whole, which in turn furthers the “full picture” rationale of the doctrine. See id.