Commonwealth v. Quintanilla

The defendant, Jorge Quintanilla, was convicted, following a jury trial, of three counts each of rape, statutory rape, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and one count of assault and battery. On appeal, he argues that the motion judge abused her discretion in denying his motion for new trial. We affirm.

Background. We summarize the facts as the jury reasonably could have found them. The victim was born in El Salvador on March 25, 1990, and immigrated to the United States in 2003.2 Shortly thereafter, she met the defendant at a nightclub. She was still thirteen years old…