Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Comtois
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 21, 1987PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
On June 1, 1984, a Middlesex County grand jury returned two indictments charging the defendant, Rene Comtois, with rape and abuse of a child under the age of sixteen. G. L. c. 265, § 23 (1984 ed.). The indictments charged the defendant with rape and abuse of his daughter on divers dates between September 21, 1982, and October 4, 1983; and of his stepdaughter on divers dates between October 1, 1982, and February 27, 1983. Following trial, the jury returned a guilty verdict on each indictment. The defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms not to exceed twenty years at the Massachusetts…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. GallisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BaileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by51 opinions
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