Oral Arguments, January 14, 2026, Desmond, D'Angelo, Smyth, JJ., presiding

Judicial - Appeals Court Oral Arguments · January 14, 2026

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Commonwealth v. Eddington — sufficiency, excited-utterance admission, juror issue, duplicate convictions

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Defense attorney Rotunda argued there was no evidence Mr. Eddington was armed on entry and pressed that a pocketknife is not a per se dangerous weapon; he challenged admission of a 911 call as an excited utterance and argued juror removal and duplicate convictions required relief. The panel asked multiple clarifying questions about identification and whether vacating counts would require resentencing; matter submitted.

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A panel of the Appeals Court heard oral arguments in multiple criminal and civil appeals, including disputes over evidentiary rulings, probation and GPS monitoring, contract formation and remedies, retirement-benefit forms, and agency sanctions arising from an alleged lottery-ticket resale scheme.

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