Commonwealth v. Shore

The defendant was tried on two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over fourteen years of age (G. L. c. 265, § 13H), one involving the defendant’s placement of his hand on the fifteen year old victim’s buttock, the other involving the defendant’s placement of his hand on her breast. The defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty at the close of the Commonwealth’s case was allowed as to the former count and denied as to the latter. The defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty at the close of all the evidence was also denied on the latter count.

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