Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bobilin
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 22, 1988No. 87-915PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
The evidence in this case follows an unfortunately familiar pattern. The man, some time after the breakdown of the intimate relationship, appears at the woman’s residence, where he is no longer welcome, professes continuing love for her and a passion for her body, and, on being refused, forces himself upon her. When charged with; rape, the man claims that the woman reverted to her previous complaisance and consented to the intercourse. See, e.g., Terrio v. McDonough, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 163, 164-165 (1983).
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. St. PierreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. ConnorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Terrio v. McDONOUGH HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MartinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. AngiuloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Commonwealth v. OwensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Commonwealth v. MahoneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- In re a Grand Jury SubpoenaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
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