PERRETTA, J.
On appeal from his convictions on a complaint charging him with distributing cocaine within a school zone, the defendant argues that the credibility of his sole witness was improperly and prejudicially undermined by impeachment with convictions inadmissible under G. L. c. 233, § 21, and profile evidence indicating that the witness was lying. We reverse the convictions.
1. The evidence. In the early morning hours of August 19, 1994...
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