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Appeals Court revisits trial errors raised in Goussey appeal: first-complaint evidence and juror concern
Summary
Defense argued that failures to apply first-complaint rules and to provide limiting instructions, plus a juror’s post-trial statement, together created a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice; the Commonwealth defended the record and trial judge’s discretion.
The Appeals Court heard arguments in Commonwealth v. Nicholas Goussey about whether multiple trial errors — admission of first-complaint and prior-bad-act evidence without limiting instructions and a juror who expressed religious-based concerns during deliberations — require reversal.
Genevieve Henry, counsel for Nicholas Goussey, told the panel the trial record showed repeated admission of prior statements and other testimony…
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