Commonwealth v. Bilodeau

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Salvatore Bilodeau, was convicted of two counts of rape. On appeal, among other issues, the defendant challenges the trial judge's partial allowance of the Commonwealth's motion to introduce his prior conviction for impeachment purposes. Because we conclude that the judge's ruling constituted prejudicial error, we reverse the judgments and set aside the verdicts.

Facts.2 The victim and the defendant met on an online dating Web site, and after communicating by telephone and text for some time, agreed to meet at the defendant's house for a first date. The…