COMMONWEALTH v. BUTLER

No. 03-P-1397.

62 Mass. App. Ct. 836 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH v. MICHAEL BUTLER

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. de Abreu for the defendant.

Douglas E. Zemel, Assistant District Attorney (Catherine N. Tucker, Assistant District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

Present: ARMSTRONG, C.J., GRASSO, & GRAHAM, JJ.


GRAHAM, J.

A District Court jury convicted the defendant of assault and battery and also of disorderly conduct. On appeal, the defendant contends the following: the trial judge improperly admitted evidence of prior bad acts involving the defendant and the victim; the prosecutor impermissibly called the victim to testify with the sole purpose of impeaching her; and the prosecutor improperly criticized defense counsel...

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