Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. LeFave
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 11, 1990PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
A jury found the defendants, Violet Amirault (Amirault) and Cheryl Amirault LeFave (LeFave), guilty of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of fourteen and rape of a child under the age of sixteen.2 The convictions involved four child-victims, both female and male. On appeal, the defendants claim that the trial judge erred in (1) permitting testimony on the subject of child pornography; (2) admitting evidence of fresh complaint; (3) determining that the child-witnesses were competent to testify; (4) denying the defendants’ motion for required findings of not guilty on two…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Morey v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Simon v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. RussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Worcester Insurance v. Fells Acres Day School, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. LeFaveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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