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SJC-10657: COMMONWEALTH vs. JOSEPH BEATRICE
Argument: May 6, 2010 (reserve)
Keywords: Confrontation Clause - Constitutional Law - Criminal Procedure
Question Presented: Whether admission of a 911 call made by the alleged victim of an assault and battery from a neighbor’s house violated the defendant’s right of confrontation.
Facts: After a physical fight between the defendant and the alleged victim, his girlfriend, the victim ran to a neighbor’s house and made a 911 call. On the call, the …