Commonwealth v. Chretien

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• interpreting omission of term \unlawful\ from statutory definition as abandonment of common-law spousal exception to sexual assault
• interpreting omission of term “unlawful” from statutory definition as abandonment of common-law spousal exception to sexual assault
• defining relevant evidence as that which has a “rational tendency to prove an issue in the case”
• \It is widely recognized that use of the word 'unlawful' in rape statutes signifies the incorporation of the common law spousal exclusion\
• evidence is relevant if it has “rational tendency to prove an issue in the case”
• defendant not entitled to cross-examine victim on recent sexual conduct where he failed to elicit evidence at voir dire to support defense theory

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).