Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ianello
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 9, 1987PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
From his conviction of forcible rape of a child under sixteen years of age (G. L. c. 265, § 22A [1986 ed.]) and of indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen (G. L. c. 265, § 13B [1986 ed.]), the defendant appeals. We allowed the defendant’s application for direct appellate review. He raises two issues: (1) the denial of his motion to dismiss the indictments on the ground of prosecutorial misconduct, and (2) the correctness of the judge’s exclusion of expert testimony on the credibility of a child victim of sexual abuse. We affirm the convictions.
1. The defendant’s motion to…
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