Massachusetts Appeals Court October 11, 2002, No. 00-P-989 (Commonwealth v. Fredette)

Laurence, J.

The defendant appeals from his 1995 convictions, after a jury trial, on three counts of unnatural and lascivious acts. G. L. c. 272, § 35.1 We conclude that the cumulative prejudice to the defendant from defective jury procedures and the prosecutor’s improper closing argument mandates a new trial.

Background.