Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. White
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 27, 1952PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
A verdict of guilty has been returned by a jury on a complaint under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 273, § 11, charging that on May 16, 1950, the defendant, not being her husband, did get the complainant with child. The only exception relied upon relates to the exclusion of evidence.
The complainant was the only witness for the Commonwealth. She testified that she had intercourse with the defendant at various times between April and July, 1950; that her last menstrual period was about May 10, 1950; and that she gave birth to a full term child on February 6, 1951.
The defendant testified that he first met…
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- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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