Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Villalta-Duarte
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 12, 2002No. 00-P-1270PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
A Superior Court jury convicted the defendánt of two counts of rape of a child, two counts of assault with intent to rape, and one count of indecent assault and battery of a child. He was found not guilty of assault and battery of a child under fourteen causing bodily injury. On appeal, the defendant claims, as he did in a motion to dismiss the indictments and in his three motions for a required finding of not guilty, that there was *822insufficient evidence of his guilt, other than his confessions. See Commonwealth v. Forde, 392 Mass. 453 (1984).
The corroboration rule. In Forde, the Supreme…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- People v. GroffNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Commonwealth v. FordeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by7 opinions
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