Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hoyt
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 15, 2011No. SJC-10719PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The defendant appeals from his convictions of two counts of rape of a child under sixteen years of age, G. L. c. 265, § 23, and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person who has attained the age of fourteen years, G. L. c. 265, § 13H. The defendant contends, among other claims, that certain statements admitted against him at trial were obtained in violation of his right to counsel under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as interpreted by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966) (Miranda). During custodial interrogation, after being given Miranda warnings, the…
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