COMMONWEALTH v. FULLER


423 Mass. 216 (1996)

COMMONWEALTH v. DAVID FULLER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

July 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael M. Monopoli (Mark Monopoli with him) for David Fuller.

Wendy J. Murphy for Rape Crisis Center of Central Massachusetts.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General, Elisabeth J. Medvedow & Pamela L. Hunt, Assistant Attorneys General, for the Governor & others.

Susan M. Basham & Fernando R. Laguarda for National Network to End Domestic Violence & others.

S. Stephen Rosenfeld & Amy D. Porter for Coalition for Patient Rights of New England.

James T. Hilliard & Jason R. Talerman for the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society.

Carol A. Donovan, John F. Palmer & Abbe Smith for the Committee for Public Counsel Services & others.

James C. Geoly & Kevin R. Gustafon, of Illinois, & Carolyn I. Polowy of Washington, D.C., for the National Association of Social Workers & another.

John J. Conte, District Attorney, & Christopher P. Hodgens, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, GREANEY, & FRIED, JJ.


GREANEY, J.A.

judge in the Superior Court found the executive director of the Rape Crisis Center of Central Massachusetts, Inc. (center), in contempt for failure to turn over to the court for in camera inspection the rape counselling records of Jane Doe. Doe is the complainant in this case in which the defendant, David Fuller, has been charged with two indictments of rape, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 22 (b) (1994 ed.); one indictment charging indecent...

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