Commonwealth v. Wallace

After a jury trial in Superior Court, the defendant was convicted of rape of a child, G. L. c. 265, § 23 (first indictment), and rape, G. L. c. 265, § 22(b) (second indictment). The two charges involved a single victim, to whom we shall refer as “Thomas” (a pseudonym). The first indictment was for the period before Thomas turned sixteen, and the second was for the period after. On the first indictment, the defendant was sentenced to from ten to twelve years in State prison, and on the second, he received ten years of probation from and after his prison sentence on the first offense. We affirm…