Commonwealth v. Caldwell
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The Supreme Court reversed the order of the superior court denying Defendant's motion for a new trial and vacated Defendant's conviction of aggravated rape, holding that Defendant was entitled to a new trial.
Defendant was convicted of aggravated ripe of a child under the age of fourteen years. Defendant later filed a third motion for new trial, arguing that his defense was prejudiced by the Commonwealth's failure to disclose exculpatory evidence concerning a key witness. The Supreme Court reversed Defendant's conviction and remanded the case to the superior court for a new trial, holding (1) the undisclosed evidence was exculpatory; and (2) Defendant was prejudiced by the nondisclosure of the prosecutor's note.
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