Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Caracciola
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 3, 1991PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant was indicted on a charge of rape under G. L. c. 265, § 22. Pursuant to Commonwealth v. McCarthy, 385 Mass. 160 (1982), the defendant moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing that there was no evidence presented to the grand jury showing that he used force or the threat of force against the victim. The defendant claims that, at most, the evidence suggests fraudulent inducement to con*649sent to sexual intercourse, but that Commonwealth v. Goldenberg, 338 Mass. 377 (1959), precludes the use of fraud as force as an element of rape.
The judge summarized the grand jury testimony as…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. RichardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- State v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. KirkpatrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. FeijooMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. Clint C.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. GuistiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
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