Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2/13/1987

Commonwealth v. Hicks

Citations

503 N.E.2d 969
23 Mass. App. Ct. 487
1987 Mass. App. LEXIS 1694

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noting that the accused's testimony that he had not committed the rape was “clearly self-serving” and therefore did not establish falsity
noting that a denial by the alleged perpetrator “to show falsity of other accusations is generally rejected”
noting that the accused's testimony that he had not committed the rape was \clearly self-serving\ and therefore did not establish falsity
one false allegation of assault by boyfriend does not suggest a pattern of false accusations of sexual misconduct
that charges were dropped at the request of the victim not a sufficient basis for inferring that those charges were false
one false allegation of assault by boyfriend does not suggest a pattern of false accusations of sexual misconduct

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Judges: Armstrong, Quirico, Dreben

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