Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bettencourt
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 3, 1972PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
These cases are here on appeal under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. The three defendants were tried together. Ronald A. Bettencourt was convicted on the charges of rape, kidnapping, and an unnatural act. Robert L. Silvia was convicted on indictments charging rape and kidnapping. David L. Prates was convicted of rape, and found not guilty on an indictment charging kidnapping. The cases arise out of bizarre and inhuman crimes, the details of which it is not necessary to recite.
The defendants have alleged essentially the same assignments of error with which we deal seriatim.
1. The defendant Prates…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. FancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. McKennaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. WestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BoydMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. VanderpoolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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