GREEN, J.
After a Superior Court jury trial, the defendant was convicted of one count of assault on a child with intent to rape, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 24B. On appeal, he argues that various improprieties by the prosecutor, exacerbated by the trial judge's attempt at a curative instruction, require reversal of his conviction. We agree.
Background. When he was twelve years old, John Baker (a pseudonym) met the defendant at a basketball...
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