Commonwealth v. Egerton

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• interpreting similar indecent assault and battery statute for victims under 14 years of age, Mass. Gen. Law. Ann. ch. 265, § 13B
• interpreting similar indecent assault and battery statute for victims under 14 years of age, Mass. Gen. Law. Ann. ch. 265, § 13B
• interpreting similar indecent assault 10 and battery statute for victims under 14 years of age, Mass. Gen. Law. Ann. ch. 265, § 13B
• judge properly refused to instruct on indecent assault and battery as lesser included offense of rape where there was insufficient evidence on element differentiating greater and lesser offense
• if evidence does not permit finding lesser included offense, instruction on lesser included offense should not be given
• lesser included offense instruction should not be given where evidence does not allow finding of such offense

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