ABRAMS, J.
The defendant Willard E. Bohannon, Jr., was convicted after a jury trial of rape, kidnapping, commission of an unnatural act, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. He appeals these convictions pursuant to G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. We conclude that there must be a new trial.
We summarize the evidence presented at the trial. On May 22, 1974, Bohannon, Robert Stonestreet, and a juvenile picked up the complainant who was hitchhiking...
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