Commonwealth v. Landry

The defendant, Lee Landry, raises multiple claims of error on appeal from his convictions on charges of rape, indecent assault and battery, and incest.2 We affirm.

Discussion. 1. First complaint evidence. The defendant contends that three violations of the first complaint doctrine occurred during the course of the trial, giving rise to reversible error. "We review a judge's decision to admit first complaint evidence for abuse of discretion." Commonwealth v. Rivera, 83 Mass. App. Ct. 581, 583-584 (2013).3

The defendant first challenges a statement in the prosecutor's opening. The defendant…