Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sherick
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 16, 1987PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The defendant was convicted of the lesser included offense of rape on an indictment charging aggravated rape, and acquitted on other charges of kidnapping and assault by means of a dangerous weapon. The conviction was affirmed upon review by the Appeals Court. Commonwealth v. Sherick, 23 Mass. App. Ct. 338 (1987). We granted the defendant’s application for further appellate review, and we also affirm the conviction.
The relevant facts are set out in detail in the opinion of the Appeals Court. In sum the evidence warranted a finding that the victim was forcibly raped by the defendant in his…
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