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COMMONWEALTH v. DECOSTE

No. 99-P-1466.

51 Mass. App. Ct. 691 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH v. KEVIN PAUL DECOSTE.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

May 29, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Fitzpatrick for the defendant.

Eric R. Barber-Mingo, Assistant District Attorney (Kevin L. Ryle, Assistant District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

Present: BROWN, BECK, RAPOZA, GELINAS, & KAFKER, JJ.

KAFKER, J.

The defendant, Kevin DeCoste, appeals from his convictions on two counts of statutory rape. The defendant was a counselor at a school for troubled children. The child he was charged with raping was a fifteen year old student at the school. The defendant raises three issues on appeal. He claims the trial judge erred in (1) prohibiting the defense from cross-examining the complaining witness for bias concerning...

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