Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Clark
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 16, 1975PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodman, J.
The defendant at a jury trial was convicted of rape, unarmed robbery, and kidnapping. He appeals under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. We summarize the events as they appear from the evidence.
On Saturday, June 23, 1973, at about 3:00 p.m., the victim, a young woman, was returning to her apartment on Park Drive in Boston from a shopping trip. As she approached the door to her building, the defendant grabbed her from behind and went with her into the vestibule of the building. He struck her and forced her to give him the money she had — about $30. He then forced her upstairs to her apartment. Upon…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Commonwealth v. ChalifouxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. LewisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Commonwealth v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. GardnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WatsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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