Commonwealth v. Laveck

The defendant, Timothy M. Laveck, was convicted of indecent assault and battery on a person fourteen years of age or older. On direct appeal, the defendant contends that he is entitled to a new trial on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

Background. On a late summer afternoon, the defendant invited his then nineteen year old2 adopted sister, the victim, to go fishing with him in an area known as the Northampton Meadows. The victim testified that during the drive to the Meadows in the defendant's Jeep he offered her vodka "in two little nips," which she declined. The…