COMMONWEALTH v. CLEMONS


12 Mass. App. Ct. 580 (1981)

427 N.E.2d 761

COMMONWEALTH vs. JUDITH CLAIRE CLEMONS.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

November 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Leahy (William M. Bennett with him) for the defendant.

John T. McDonough, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: GREANEY, PERRETTA, & SMITH, JJ.


PERRETTA, J.

The defendant was convicted of raping two of her daughters and of contributing to their delinquency as well as to the delinquency of two of her sons. There was evidence that the offenses occurred during September through December, 1978, and the defendant's convictions rest on the testimony of her children. To enhance her credibility and to cast doubt on that of the children, the defendant sought to introduce the testimony of a family therapist who had...

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