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Appeals court hears challenge to evidentiary rulings in Wilfredo Lopez conviction
Summary
Appeal arguments centered on whether the trial court improperly allowed a mother to be called for impeachment, whether the prosecutor misstated the mother's testimony in closing, and whether other prior allegations about the alleged victim should have been admitted to challenge credibility.
The court heard argument in the appeal of Wilfredo Lopez, raising contested trial rulings about calling a witness and closing-argument characterization of that witness’s testimony. Defense counsel argued the Commonwealth improperly called the alleged victim’s mother principally to impeach her with a previously recorded statement to a DCF worker, invoking concerns under the Maldonado/Malafi impeachment doctrine. Counsel said the mother’s direct…
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