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COMMONWEALTH v. RUFFEN

399 Mass. 811 (1987)

507 N.E.2d 684

COMMONWEALTH vs. WILLIAM A. RUFFEN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

May 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen B. Brodoff, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Edward F. Connelly, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

NOLAN, J.

The defendant was convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen, rape of a child by force, and unnatural and lascivious acts with a child under sixteen. The Appeals Court affirmed the convictions. 21 Mass.App.Ct. 90 (1985). We granted the defendant's application for further appellate review. We reverse and order a new trial.

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