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COMMONWEALTH v. RICARDO

No. 87-759.

26 Mass. App. Ct. 345 (1988)

526 N.E.2d 1340

COMMONWEALTH vs. DAVID K. RICARDO.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

August 23, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chrystal Murray, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Linda M. Fleming, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: PERRETTA, DREBEN, & KASS, JJ.

PERRETTA, J.

After a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant was found guilty on indictments charging him with armed assault within a dwelling with the intent to commit a felony and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.1 Because the judge excluded relevant evidence on the issue of the complaining witness's motive to lie, we reverse.

I. The Evidence.

There is no dispute that on November 7, 1984...

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