{"id":134,"date":"2011-08-01T05:22:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T05:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2011\/08\/massachusetts-supreme-judicial-2.html"},"modified":"2011-08-01T05:22:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T05:22:40","slug":"massachusetts-supreme-judicial-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-supreme-judicial-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court applies “primary purpose” test in recent Domestic Assault and Battery Confrontation Clause decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court applied the “primary purpose test” articulated by the United States Supreme Court in Michigan v. Bryant<\/u>, 562 U.S. ___ (February 28, 2011)<\/a> in its recent decision of Commonwealth v. Beatrice<\/u>. The Beatrice<\/u> case demonstrates the dangerous erosion of the Sixth Amendment right of confrontation in domestic assault and battery cases. Click here to read the SJC opinion in Beatrice.<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Beatrice<\/u> decision involved a very common circumstance in Massachusetts domestic assault<\/a> cases where at the time of trial the alleged victim no longer wishes to testify and asserts either a Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination or exercises their martial privilege. <\/p>\n

In cases with 911 calls, the Commonwealth can attempt to proceed with the case despite the noncooperation of the victim. The outcome of the trial will largely depend on the judge’s ruling as to the admissibility of the 911 call and the application of the United States Supreme Court decision in Bryant<\/u> and Davis v. Washington<\/u>, 547 U.S. 813 (2006)<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court applied the “primary purpose test” articulated by the United States Supreme Court in Michigan v. Bryant, 562 U.S. ___ (February 28, 2011) in its recent decision of Commonwealth v. Beatrice. The Beatrice case demonstrates the dangerous erosion of the Sixth Amendment right of confrontation in domestic assault and battery cases. 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