Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Figueroa
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 12, 1996PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant, Theodoro Figueroa, was convicted, after a jury trial, of rape and indecent assault and battery on a mentally retarded person. The defendant appealed from his convictions asserting, inter alla, that the judge’s refusal to allow defense counsel access to the complaining witness’s Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) records was error. We affirmed the convictions, Commonwealth v. Figueroa, 413 Mass. 193 (1992), but, applying Commonwealth v. Stockhammer, 409 Mass. 867 (1991),1 retroactively, remanded the case to the Superior Court to al*73low defense counsel to review the contested…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
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- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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3Cited by44 opinions
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