Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sasville
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 23, 1993No. 91-P-1488PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
On April 9, 1990, the defendant was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury for the forcible rape of a child under sixteen years of age (G. L. c. 265, § 22A). On May 2, 1990, the defendant pleaded not guilty. Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground that “the Commonwealth . . . destroyed potentially exculpatory evidence, to wit: a fetus which the victim aborted and which the victim claimed resulted from the sexual act charged in the present case.” The motion then stated, “[T]he Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office intentionally destroyed this…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Carlton E. Bryant, United States of America v. William E. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- People v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Commonwealth v. CinelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WoodwardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. OlszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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- Commonwealth v. DinkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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