Commonwealth v. Juliano

This is an appeal under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from a conviction on an indictment in three counts charging the defendant with unlawfully and carnally knowing and abusing a female child under sixteen.

The defendant offers two grounds for appeal — first, double jeopardy and, second, that he was prejudiced by the trial judge’s ruling which permitted the prosecution to put certain questions to a witness about matters which previously had been construed as inadmissible at the voir dire.

On January 13, 1970, a jury were duly empaneled and sworn. Over the objection and exception of the defendant…