Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Oliveira
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 19, 2000PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted on two indictments charging rape of a child, three indictments charging indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen, and one indictment charging indecent assault and battery on a person who has attained the age of fourteen. The defendant appealed and we transferred the cases to this court on our own motion. The cases are remanded to the Superior Court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
The relevant facts may be summarized as follows. The defendant, David Oliveira, was accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting his…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DwyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. ClementeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. RiceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. TranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. ObershawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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