Commonwealth v. Hernandez
Annotate this CaseDefendant was on trial on indictments charging murder in the first degree and various firearm offenses. Before trial, the Commonwealth filed a motion in limine seeking to establish the admissibility of testimony from a certain witness as to conversations the witness had with Defendant. After the trial began, the trial judge denied the motion. The Commonwealth sought relief from a single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, 3. The single justice denied the petition. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding that the Commonwealth failed to demonstrate that the single justice committed a clear error of law or abused his discretion when he denied the Commonwealth’s petition.
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