COMMONWEALTH v. CLARKE


418 Mass. 207 (1994)

635 N.E.2d 1197

COMMONWEALTH vs. DAVID L. CLARKE (and five companion cases).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

July 11, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Grossberg for David L. Clarke.

Robert A. George for Steven A. James.

John E. Bradley, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., ABRAMS, NOLAN, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

The defendants, David L. Clarke and Steven A. James, appeal from their convictions of murder in the first degree, armed assault with intent to murder, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. The defendants were tried jointly, but raise separate issues on appeal. Clarke alleges error in the judge's refusal to admit as exhibits prior written inconsistent statements of the chief Commonwealth witness. He also claims that the judge abused his...

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