Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rivera
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 7, 1986PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
A jury convicted the defendant on two indictments for aggravated rape of a child and on single indictments for kidnapping, indecent assault and battery, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and armed robbery. The defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment on one of the rape convictions 1 and to concurrent terms of life imprisonment on the armed robbery conviction, eight to ten years on the kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon convictions, and three to five years on the conviction for indecent assault and battery. The defendant appeals and claims that the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Morey v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SellonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. OberleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. MaynardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. SantosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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