Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ostrander
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 30, 2004PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of five indictments charging forcible rape of a child under the age of sixteen years, and of seven indictments charging indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of fourteen years. The *345victims were his two stepdaughters.1 Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues that the trial judge (1) violated his privilege against self-incrimination under the Federal and State Constitutions in allowing the Commonwealth’s motion to compel the defendant to submit to a psychological examination by an expert of the Commonwealth on the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- United States v. Billy G. ByersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Deboue v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Blaisdell v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Sliech-BrodeurMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. HensleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. ConnorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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