Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Spare
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 8, 1967PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
Spare was indicted for assault with intent to rape and rape. He was found guilty of rape. The trial was conducted under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, as amended. The case is before us upon Spare’s appeal and assignments of error. Upon the complainant’s testimony the facts set out below could have been found.
Spare met the complainant on August 27, 1966, at her place of employment. Subsequently they had a short conversation on the street. He introduced himself as Chris Patterson. Later that evening the complainant and Spare went to a drive-in theatre, and then to a restaurant. Throughout the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WelcomeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Commonwealth v. BinkiewiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Commonwealth v. SinclairMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Commonwealth v. GardnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BaileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. TriplettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. TrappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. ComtoisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. LeFaveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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