{"id":2780,"date":"2021-10-01T05:13:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T09:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2780"},"modified":"2021-10-06T22:14:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T02:14:25","slug":"massachusetts-appellate-court-denies-new-trial-motion-in-rape-case-when-evidence-of-date-rape-drug-was-presented-despite-negative-test-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-appellate-court-denies-new-trial-motion-in-rape-case-when-evidence-of-date-rape-drug-was-presented-despite-negative-test-result\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Appellate Court Denies new trial motion in Rape case when evidence of Date Rape drug was presented despite negative test result"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Massachusetts Appellate Court Denies Man New Rape Trial\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many rapes happen while the victim is under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of the two. Victims are often tested for the presence of drugs at a hospital following their assault. However, may a court allow an expert testimony regarding GHB, known as a \u201cdate rape drug,\u201d even when the victim tested negative for the drug? The Massachusetts Appellate Court recently decided this question in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/massachusetts\/court-of-appeals\/2021\/20-p-50.html\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Commonwealth v.<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hoime<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What happened in the Hoime case?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-appellate-court-denies-new-trial-motion-in-rape-case-when-evidence-of-date-rape-drug-was-presented-despite-negative-test-result\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Massachusetts Appellate Court Denies new trial motion in Rape case when evidence of Date Rape drug was presented despite negative test result\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts Appellate Court Denies Man New Rape Trial\u00a0 Many rapes happen while the victim is under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of the two. 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