Commonwealth v. Moniz

The defendant, convicted of eight counts of sex offenses committed against his adopted son when the boy was between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years old, appeals from the three convictions based on his conduct after the victim turned sixteen, one for rape in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 22(b), and two for assault with intent to rape in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 24, claiming insufficiency of the evidence. He also appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial alleging that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to move to suppress the defendant’s postindictment admissions…