Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Berrios

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided May 22, 2008No. 06-P-1353PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGelinas, J.

The defendant was indicted in July, 2004 on one count of assault and battery, G. L. c. 265, § 13A(a), and six counts of rape, G. L. c. 265, § 22(b). On motion at the close of the Commonwealth’s evidence the court entered findings of not guilty of two of the rape counts. After trial, the jury found him not guilty of two of the remaining counts of rape, but guilty of assault and battery and rape with respect to Ms. B, and of rape with respect to Ms. S.1 The attacks on the two different women occurred within a span of two months.

On appeal, the defendant argues that his conviction of assault and…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  3. Commonwealth v. St. PierreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. ZinserMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
  5. Commonwealth v. GunterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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  3. Commonwealth v. BuckleyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
  4. COMMONWEALTH v. TIMOTHY M. LAVIN (and ten companion cases ).Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2022
  5. Commonwealth v. MedinaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012

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