Explore 10 admissibility of prior bad acts evidence court cases in Massachusetts. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible for Motive, Intent, and Scheme
Commonwealth v. Arias, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a defendant's convictio...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible; lesser offense instruction denied
Commonwealth v. Aaron Almeida, Jr., decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Aaron Almeida, Jr., was convicted of aggrav...
Prior 'unchaste character' evidence admissible to rebut fabricated allegations defense
Commonwealth v. John Larace, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on October 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the defendant's ...
MA Supreme Judicial Court Affirms First-Degree Murder Conviction
Commonwealth v. Erik A. Ferrara, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the convicti...
SJC Upholds Murder Conviction, Finds Evidence and Jury Instructions Proper
Commonwealth v. Jason Estabrook, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on August 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the convicti...
SJC Affirms Convictions for Assault on Officer and Resisting Arrest
Commonwealth v. Antonio Nascimento-Depina, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on May 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of assault and battery on a ...
SJC Affirms Conviction for Aggravated Rape and Child Assault
Commonwealth v. David K. Njuguna, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on May 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of aggravated rape and indecent assau...
SJC Affirms Conviction for Assault on Child Under 14
Commonwealth v. William J. Camuti, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a defendant'...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible for Motive and Intent
Commonwealth v. Travis Phillips, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on March 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the defendant...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to show common scheme; conviction affirmed
Commonwealth v. Dean F. Donnell, Jr., decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on March 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of aggravated rape and indecen...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 10 admissibility of prior bad acts evidence cases from courts in Massachusetts. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding admissibility of prior bad acts evidence cases in Massachusetts include: mass (10 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 10.