Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Parreira
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 4, 2008No. 06-P-749PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWolohojian, J.
The defendant was indicted on four counts of rape of a child by force in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 22A, two of which (counts 3 and 4) were based on a theory of joint venture. The defendant was found guilty on one of the indictments (count 1), but on the remaining three (counts 2-4), he was convicted of the lesser included offense of statutory rape. The defendant has appealed the convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial.
Background. Two fifteen year old girls, whom we shall call Jane and Mary, made a plan to get drunk on Halloween, 2004. Not being able to purchase alcohol…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. RodriquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. MorrowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaundersMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. OquendoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. DargonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
- Ainooson v. GelbDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
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