Commonwealth v. Helfant

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1986-08-13

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*233 O’Connor, J. (dissenting). I do not agree that the erroneous exclusion of the defendant’s proffered rehabilitation testimony was nonprejudicial, nor do I agree that the evidence of the defendant’s prior misconduct was admissible. I would reverse the judgments and remand the case for a new trial of both indictments. <p i…

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