COMMONWEALTH v. MENDEZ

No. 09-P-837.

77 Mass. App. Ct. 253 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH v. DAVID W. MENDEZ.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

July 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cheryl M. Menzies for the defendant.

Rachel J. Eisenhaure, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: KANTROWITZ, COHEN, & GRAINGER, JJ.


KANTROWITZ, J.

Once the prosecutor offered up the forbidden fruit of improperly admitted evidence, defense counsel chomped into it with relish. At issue is the propriety of the judge's attempt to minimize the damage.

Following trial in District Court, a jury found the defendant guilty of indecent assault and battery on a person over fourteen years of age.1 On appeal, the defendant argues that (1) the judge

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