Daniel Viveiros v. Massachusetts
DueProcess
Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence without expert medical testimony
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the trial court erred be admitting, without’ expert medical testimony, evidence of the complainant's stomachaches and bladder pain puporting to corroborate her allegations of sexual assault? 2. Whether the commonwealth deprived the defendant of his state and federal due process rights where the trial prosecutor (a) , grossly misstated the first complaint witness's testimony in closing argument};(2) Violated the bar against Successive <0 complaint testimonyy and (3) Improperly vouched for the first ; complaint witness and the complainant? 3. Whether the cumulative effect of the trial errors, all of which tended’ to bolster the complainant's uncorroborated ; allegations, deprived therdefendant of his state and federal due process rights and require a new trial?