Commonwealth v. Hollyer

The defendant was tried and found guilty on an indictment charging him with unnatural sexual intercourse with a child under sixteen, and compelling said child to submit by force or threat of bodily injury, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 22A. He appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G.

On appeal, the defendant alleges three errors by the trial judge: (1) the refusal to strike an unresponsive answer of the victim which indicated prior similar conduct by the defendant with another youth; (2) the admission in evidence of a transcript of prior statements of the victim; and (3) permitting the…