COMMONWEALTH v. COSTELLO

No. 92-P-1025.

36 Mass. App. Ct. 689 (1994)

635 N.E.2d 255

COMMONWEALTH vs. RICHARD A. COSTELLO.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

June 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Harwood for the defendant.

Mary O'Neil, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: WARNER, C.J., ARMSTRONG, DREBEN, GILLERMAN, & GREENBERG, JJ.


DREBEN, J.

After a four-day trial, a jury found the defendant, Richard A. Costello, guilty of unlawfully having intercourse with a child under sixteen years of age, in violation of G.L.c. 265, § 23. The defendant challenges the conviction on numerous grounds, none of which requires reversal.

The jury could have found the following facts. The parents of the complainant became friendly with the defendant, Costello, in the mid 1970's, when the complainant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases