Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cameron
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 28, 2015No. SJC 11835PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In April, 2003, a jury found the defendant, Ronjon Cameron, guilty on two indictments charging rape, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 22 (b). As part of its case against the defendant, the Commonwealth offered in evidence a laboratory report regarding the presence of seminal residue on the complainant’s underwear. The Commonwealth also offered testimony to suggest that there had been a transfer of semen from the defendant onto the complainant’s underwear during the rape. Forensic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing performed before trial indicated the presence of two male sources of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. TucceriMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. MatteiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. FanelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VargasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
- Commonwealth v. DiBenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Luscomb v. BowkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Commonwealth v. BarnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
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