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COMMONWEALTH v. BETTENCOURT

361 Mass. 515 (1972)

281 N.E.2d 220

COMMONWEALTH vs. RONALD A. BETTENCOURT (and five companion cases).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

April 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert V. Greco (Reuben Goodman with him) for the defendant Frates.

Leonard Louison for the defendant Bettencourt.

Benjamin D. Lewis for the defendant Silvia.

Kenneth L. Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney (Philip A. Rollins, District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

Present: CUTTER, REARDON, QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, & HENNESSEY, JJ.

REARDON, J.

These cases are here on appeal under G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. The three defendants were tried together. Ronald A. Bettencourt was convicted on the charges of rape, kidnapping, and an unnatural act. Robert L. Silvia was convicted on indictments charging rape and kidnapping. David L. Frates was convicted of rape, and found not guilty on an indictment charging kidnapping. The cases arise out of bizarre and inhuman crimes, the details of which it...

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