Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Polk
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 13, 2012PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury in the Superior Court on two indictments charging statutory rape, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 23.1 The alleged victim was his then *24fifteen year old niece, Molly.2 The defendant appealed from his convictions, and we granted his application for direct appellate review. On appeal, the defendant argues that the judge erred by excluding expert psychological testimony regarding “dissociation” and the evidence from Molly’s past that suggested that Molly had that disorder. The defendant contends that the exclusion of that evidence was prejudicial because it…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. RodriquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. JoyceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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3Cited by27 opinions
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