Chalks
Commonwealth v. Carnes, 933 N.E.2d 598, 457 Mass. 812 (2010)
Summaries of testimony are admissible, provided that the underlying records have been admitted in evidence and that the summaries accurately reflect the records. See Commonwealth v. Guy, 454 Mass. 440, 446 n. 5, 910 N.E.2d 358 (2009); Welch v. Keene ...
Commonwealth v. Boyden, 400 N.E.2d 1312, 9 Mass.App.Ct. 857 (1980)
Chalk should not have been sent into deliberation room was harmless error. The defendant appeals from his convictions on charges of assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful carrying of a firearm. He ...
Commonwealth v. Guy, 910 N.E.2d 358, 454 Mass. 440, 446 (2009)
The judge ruled that: DNA " notebooks" provided to jurors during the testimony of a forensic DNA analyst from the Maine laboratory could be used by jurors during deliberations. A copy was marked " P" for identification. The defendant objected ...
Cesso v. Cesso, 950 N.E.2d 906, 79 Mass.App.Ct. 1131 (2011)
Video can be used asa chalk - “Even where a videotape has been characterized as a " chalk," and thus is not evidence in the strict sense, we have viewed it in resolving issues on appeal. See Commonwealth v. Shea, 38 Mass.App.Ct.7,11,13 (1995). The ...
Commonwealth v. DiFonzo, 576 N.E.2d 1382, 31 Mass.App.Ct. 921 (1991)
“As far as any chalk diagrams that may be used (during retrial) are concerned, the general rule is that evidence must be admitted as an exhibit in order to be considered by the jury. A judge, however, has ‘considerable, but not unrestrained, ...
Commonwealth v. Squailia, 706 N.E.2d 636, 429 Mass. 101 (1999)
When then defendant complained about a chalk that the prosecutor allegedly used during her cross-examination of the expert, the judge gave an instruction on the role of the chalks, which would eliminate any possible prejudice.