Commonwealth v. Charles

After trial in Superior Court the defendant was convicted of various crimes 1 arising from his forced entry into a Brighton apartment where he confined, raped, and robbed three women. On appeal, the defendant argues that the verdicts should be set aside because: (1) the judge improperly denied the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence of certain out-of-court statements which identified the defendant; (2) certain evidence was admitted which violated the defendant’s rights to due process and a fair trial; (3) the judge improperly charged the jury; (4) the judge erred in declining to conduct a…