COMMONWEALTH v. JEAN LAHENS.

LAHENS, COMMONWEALTH vs., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 310

COMMONWEALTH vs. JEAN LAHENS.

100 Mass. App. Ct. 310

June 2, 2021 - October 1, 2021

Court Below: Superior Court, Plymouth County

Present: Green, C.J., Blake, & Lemire, JJ.

Assault and Battery. Assault with Intent to Rape. Indecent Assault and Battery. Evidence, Intent. Intent. Statute, Construction. Words, "Strangulation."

At the trial of indictments charging the defendant with, inter alia, assault with intent to rape, G. L. c. 265, § 24, the evidence was sufficient to prove an intent to rape, given the defendant's prior conspicuous sexual advances…