SMITH, J.
A grand jury returned two indictments charging the defendant with (1) rape of a child by force on or about October 16, 1985 (G.L.c. 265, § 22A) and (2) rape of a child by force on or between November 1, 1984, and October 16, 1985. Both indictments named the same complainant, the defendant's stepdaughter. A jury trial commenced in December,
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