Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pearce
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 11, 1998PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Charged with forcible rape of a child, the defendant, Ian George Pearce, was convicted of the lesser included offense of rape of a child under sixteen years of age. Based on the prosecutor’s summation, the Appeals Court reversed the conviction and ordered a new trial. Commonwealth v. Pearce, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 78 (1997). We granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review. We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.
We summarize the facts of the case, which are reported in full in the Appeals Court’s opinion. See id. at 79-80. On New Year’s Eve, the defendant, who had been…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. RaymondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. JoyceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. CiampaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AlphasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
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