Massachusetts Appeals Court
January 26, 2011
Docket No. 08-P-1042
Rape, Evidence, First complaint, Expert opinion, Witness, Expert
The defendant was convicted of four counts of forcible rape of a child. On appeal, the defendant challenged whether the errors at trial, including errors concerning the first complaint doctrine to which the Commonwealth conceded, required a new trial. The Appeals Court reversed the defendant’s convictions and ordered a new trial.
