Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Blache
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 8, 2008PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant on an indictment charging rape in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 22 (b). The Appeals Court affirmed the defendant’s conviction in an unpublished memorandum and order issued pursuant to its rule 1:28. Commonwealth v. Blache, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 1105 (2006). Thereafter, we granted the defendant’s application for further appellate review. The defendant concedes the fact of intercourse but claims it was consensual, and he argues that errors in his trial require the reversal of his conviction.
In particular, the defendant challenges the judge’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. DiGiambattistaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. St. LouisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. St. HilaireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. JansenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. KennedyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. MountryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
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