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COMMONWEALTH v. HELFANT

398 Mass. 214 (1986)

496 N.E.2d 433

COMMONWEALTH vs. MURRAY HELFANT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

August 13, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Balliro for the defendant.

Fern L. Nesson, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

ABRAMS, J.

After trial by jury, the defendant, Murray Helfant, was convicted of rape and of drugging a person for unlawful sexual intercourse.1 The defendant appealed his convictions, and we transferred the case to this court. As grounds for his appeal, the defendant claims that the trial judge erred in (1) denying the defendant's motions for required findings of not guilty; (2) prohibiting defense...

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