Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Cruz

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided April 13, 2018No. AC 16-P-1299PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSingh, J.

*829*136Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant was convicted of two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child,1 subsequent offense,2 and sentenced to fifteen years to fifteen years and one day in State prison.3 On appeal, the defendant argues that there was insufficient evidence to support *137his convictions. We agree and therefore reverse the judgments and set aside the verdicts.

Facts. In the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the jury could have found the following facts. Jane (a pseudonym), a thirteen year old girl, was an intern at an aviation company in the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. MamayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. HiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. MosbyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
  2. Commonwealth v. BeneditoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019
  3. Commonwealth v. BenevidesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2026
  4. Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
  5. Cruz v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2023

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