COMMONWEALTH v. AVILES

No. 08-P-1678.

77 Mass. App. Ct. 389 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH v. ANGEL AVILES.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

August 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric S. Brandt, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Deborah D. Ahlstrom, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: KANTROWITZ, MILLS, & VUONO, JJ.


VUONO, J.

Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant was convicted of rape of a child, G. L. c. 265, § 23, and indecent assault and battery on a child, G. L. c. 265, § 13B. On appeal, he contends that the erroneous admission of multiple first complaint testimony requires reversal of his convictions. He also argues that the judge erred by allowing the Commonwealth to bolster the victim's credibility with a prior consistent statement. We affirm...

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