COMMONWEALTH v. BONEFONT

No. 91-P-1422.

35 Mass. App. Ct. 54 (1993)

616 N.E.2d 489

COMMONWEALTH vs. RAPHAEL BONEFONT.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

July 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Hellquist for the defendant.

Lynn Morrill Turcotte, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: GILLERMAN, KAPLAN, & GREENBERG, JJ.


GREENBERG, J.

We deal in this case with the limited question whether failures in the explication of a potential conflict of interest constitute reversible error.

The defendant was indicted on one count of unarmed robbery together with a codefendant. The strength of the prosecution's case at the jury trial turned on the credibility of the victim, Aldaberto Rosario. The defense mounted a spirited cross-examination suggesting that Rosario fabricated the robbery...

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