Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/10/1987

Commonwealth v. Thomas

Citations

514 N.E.2d 1309
401 Mass. 109
1987 Mass. LEXIS 1506

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holding that permitting both conviction of indecent assault and battery and conviction of rape to stand, when they were so close in fact as to constitute one crime, constituted substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice
noting distinction between situations where indecent assault and battery and rape constitute one crime and situations where offenses were “separate and incidental”
“Where credibility is at issue, it is certainly proper for counsel to argue from the evidence why a witness should be believed”
indecent assault and battery, G. L. c. 265, § 13H, is lesser included offense of rape, G. L. c. 265, § 22
“[lawyers . . . must not misstate principles of law nor may their summations infringe or denigrate constitutional rights”
conviction of indecent assault and battery on mentally retarded person required knowledge that victim was mentally retarded

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Nolan, Lynch

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