Commonwealth v. McCan

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1931-11-30

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Rugg, C.J. It was charged in this indictment that the defendant on February 11, 1931, committed an assault on a female child under sixteen years of age “with ... intent . . . unlawfully and carnally to know and abuse” her arid then and there “did unlawfully and carnally know and abuse” her. When the case came on for trial by jury, the defendant was not represented by counsel but the assistant district attorney directed the attent…

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