Commonwealth v. Massey

The defendant appeals from his conviction for rape of a child. He contends that he was unfairly prejudiced by the trial judge’s refusal to allow defense counsel to cross-examine the child-victim at voir dire, after having allowed the prosecutor direct examination, and by the judge’s allowance of cross-examination of the defendant and of his character witness on the issue of the defendant’s use of alcohol. We affirm.

The victim of the alleged crime was the defendant’s son, who was about five years of age at the time of the alleged rape, and just under ten years of age at the time of trial. The…