Commonwealth v. Cooper

The defendant, Scott Cooper, was convicted in 2002 of multiple counts of rape of a child by force, G. L. c. 265, § 22A, and indecent assault and battery on a child, G. L. c. 265, § 13B. We affirmed the convictions. Commonwealth v. Cooper, 69 Mass. App. Ct. 1110 (2007). The defendant now appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.2 We affirm.

"[W]e review the denial of a motion for a new trial for 'a significant error of law or other abuse of discretion.' " Commonwealth v. Duart, 477 Mass. 630, 634 (2017), quoting from Commonwealth v. Forte, 469 Mass. 469, 488 (2014). We "grant[ ]…