Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Rodriguez

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided May 29, 2018No. 17–P–407Published

1Opinion of the Court

Following a jury-waived trial, the defendant was convicted of two counts of aggravated rape and abuse of a child under the age of sixteen, three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of fourteen, and dissemination of matter harmful to minors. On appeal he argues that the judge erred in allowing the victim to review prior written statements while she was testifying, that the evidence was insufficient to support the dissemination conviction, that there was cumulative first complaint testimony, and that the judge erred in admitting evidence of a prior bad act. We affirm.

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
  3. Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  4. Commonwealth v. StuckichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. PurdyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011

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