Commonwealth v. LaPierre (1980)
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Gardner v. Commonwealth (2014)
In laying a foundation for the admission of reputation evidence, the proponent must therefore "establish[] that the community from which the reputation testimony is drawn is sufficiently broad to provide the witness with adequate knowledge to give a reliable assessment." Morrison v. State, 818 So.2d 432, 449 (Fla. 2002) (citation omitted); see State v. Denny, 240 S.E.2d 437, 439 (N.C. 1978) ("[D]efendant's character is proved by testimony concerning his general reputation, h…
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Commonwealth v. Dockham (1989)
Stock & Sons v. Dellapenna, 217 Mass. 503, 506 (1914) (impeaching evidence must be of general reputation, not private opinions of a few); Commonwealth v. Baxter, supra at 593 (upholding exclusion of personal impressions of five individuals regarding person’s character); Commonwealth v. Gomes, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 933, 933-934 (1981) (opinion of reputation cannot be based on comments of five people); Commonwealth v. LaPierre, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 871, 871 (1980) (opinion of three f…
opinion of three fellow workers that witness “wouldn’t know the truth if it hit her in the face” properly excluded
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Commonwealth v. Marler (1981)
Commonwealth v. LaPierre, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 871, 871-872 (1980). 4.
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Commonwealth v. Phachansiri (1995)
See Commonwealth v. LaPierre, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 871 (1980) (three coworkers insufficient); Commonwealth v. Gomes, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 933 (1981) (“at least five” other people insufficient).
three coworkers insufficient