Legal Opinion
Guerin v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 10, 1959PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This proceeding on a writ of error comes before us upon an exception of the plaintiff in error (hereinafter called the petitioner) to an order of a single justice of this court affirming judgments of the Superior Court.
The petitioner was tried in 1953 on five indictments: two charging him with incest with his niece on different dates in 1952, two charging him with statutory rape of her on those dates, and one charging the commission of unnatural and lascivious acts with her on divers occasions in 1952 and 1953. He was found guilty on three indictments, one of incest, one of statutory rape,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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- Delle Chiaie v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. RobichaudMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
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