Commonwealth v. Thomas (1998)

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green Commonwealth v. Domenic A. Columbo. (2025)

Quote Authority · Mass. App. Ct. · signal: see

See Commonwealth v. Thomas, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 521, 524 (1998) ("[E]vidence of prior bad acts may not be received to show the defendant's propensity to commit the crime charged").

"[E]vidence of prior bad acts may not be received to show the defendant's propensity to commit the crime charged"

green Commonwealth v. Caswell (2014)

Rule Authority · Mass. App. Ct.

“As we have often said, the Commonwealth permissibly may play ‘hard ball,’ but ‘foul’ ball is inherently unfair and, of course, totally unacceptable.” Commonwealth v. Thomas, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 521, 529 (1998) (Brown, J., dissenting in part).

Brown, J., dissenting in part

green Commonwealth v. Ridlon (2002)

Rule Authority · Mass. App. Ct.

There appears to be only one case, Commonwealth v. Thomas, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 521, 527-528 (1998), in which a judge confused the jury waiver colloquy with a guilty plea colloquy.