COMMONWEALTH v. EDWARDS

SJC-13242.

491 Mass. 1 (2022)

COMMONWEALTH v. CHRISTIAN EDWARDS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

December 7, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Sheppard-Brick , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Joseph N. Schneiderman for the defendant.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Andrea Harrington , District Attorney, & Patrick Sadlon , Assistant District Attorney, for district attorney for the Berkshire district.

Anne Rousseve , Committee for Public Counsel Services, Chauncey B. Wood , Jessica J. Lewis , William C. Newman , & Matthew R. Segal for Committee for Public Counsel Services & others.

Deborah J. Manus for Boston Bar Association.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.


During his trial for violation of an abuse prevention order, see G. L. c. 209A, § 7, the defendant objected when the Commonwealth attempted to introduce in evidence a certificate of service of the order that had not been disclosed in discovery. The Commonwealth previously had disclosed a different certificate of service, for a modification...

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