COMMONWEALTH v. RAHIM


441 Mass. 273 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH v. DAWUD RAHIM.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy L. Hathaway, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Robert J. Zanello for the defendant.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, SOSMAN, & CORDY, JJ.


CORDY, J.

A grand jury indicted the defendant on numerous charges, including rape and abuse of a child under the age of sixteen years, in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of his stepdaughter. Among those charges are six indictments charging incest in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 17 (incest statute).1 The defendant moved to dismiss the incest charges, arguing that, because he was...

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