Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jansen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 2, 2011PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
A Berkshire County grand jury returned three indictments against the defendant, William E. Jansen, for aggravated rape, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 22 (a).1 The Commonwealth’s theory was that the rape was “aggravated” because it was committed by reason of a “joint enterprise,” see id., involving the defendant, Aaron Kincaid, and Richard Lampron,2 who acted collectively through a joint venture. The first indictment effectively charged the defendant, as a joint venturer, with aggravated rape for the penile-vaginal sexual intercourse he committed against the complainant, whom we call Gail.3…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. DwyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. CooperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. NorrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. FitzpatrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. BenitezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. LeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
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