A. Commonwealth v. Christopher Kennedy, SJC-12345 – The Supreme Judicial Court issued the following amicus solicitation:
“Where a defendant has been charged with a sex offense for which force is not an element of proof, whether the defendant is entitled to an instruction as to honest and reasonable mistake of fact, where the claim of mistake of fact as to consent is at least arguably supported by the evidence.”
B. Commonwealth v. Rogelio Buckley, SJC-12344 – The Supreme Judicial Court issued the following amicus solicitation:
“Whether or how police authority should be limited when a traffic stop for an observed civil traffic infraction is clearly a pretext to engage in an investigation of other activity.”