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Appeals court reviews limits on expert testimony and prior‑bad‑act evidence in Martinez appeal
Summary
In the Martinez appeal, counsel argued that testimony about why a school complaint occurred and expert delayed‑disclosure testimony were wrongly admitted or excluded, and that struck prior‑bad‑act lines prejudiced the defense; the Commonwealth defended the trial court's discretion.
May it please the court. In Commonwealth v. Martinez, defense counsel Megan Siddle told the panel the trial court improperly curtailed cross‑examination about why the complainant received attention at school and permitted expert testimony by Dr. Block that improperly bolstered the complainant's credibility.
Siddle said the defense sought to place the first complaint in context so the…
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