Case may turn on legally vulnerable evidence [Shanley]

Boston.com ^ | 05/02/2002 | Michele Kurtz

[Mike Fieschko]

If prosecutors' evidence against the Rev. Paul Shanley comes largely from the account of a man who says he blocked out the alleged abuse for years, their case could hinge on the legally problematic issue of whether ''recovered'' memories can be admitted as evidence at trial.

[Mike Fieschko]

Massachusetts calls its Supreme Court the 'Supreme Judicial Court' (SJC), I believe.

[Defiant]

Evidence of prior acts that shows a pattern and practice will be allowed in to support this victim's testimony. They will then parade in dozens of victims over 30 years. Case closed.