Commonwealth v. Thad T.

After a trial, a jury found the juvenile delinquent by reason of rape of a child with force (G. L. c. 265, § 22A) and indecent assault and battery on a child over the age of fourteen (G. L. c. 265, § 13H).2 The juvenile claims that the judge erred in (1) admitting prejudicial evidence that the juvenile’s right to remain silent was invoked; (2) admitting expert testimony that the juvenile was the source of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence; (3) admitting prejudicial testimony that the juvenile was incarcerated; (4) permitting excessive fresh complaint witness testimony; (5) inadequately…