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Commonwealth Harding, SJC-12875 The Supreme Judicial Court sought the following amicus solicitations: “Whether the defendant, a sex offender subject to registration with the Sex Offender Registry Boar, was obligated to register his customer’s home address as a place of employment, Read more
Doe No. 36870 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, No. 18-P-509 Request was sought and received permission to file an amicus letter in support of the defendant’s application for further appellate review. The issue in the case is whether a sex Read more
Doe No. 234076 v. Sex Offender Registry Board SJC-12762 The Alternative Commitment and Registration Support Unit, sought and received Committee approval on the following issue: “Whether the video conferencing of an administrative hearing before the Sex Offender Registry Board violates due Read more
A.F.-C., A Juvenile v. Commonwealth, SJC-12790 The Youth Advocacy Division (YAD) and the Alternative Commitment and Registration Support Unit jointly sought permission to file an amicus brief in the above case, in which the Single Justice reserved and reported the Read more
Commonwealth v. Jason McCarthy, SJC-12750 The Supreme Judicial Court solicited amicus briefs on the following: Whether either a search warrant or a court order is required before obtaining license plate recognition (ALPR) data collected from fixed points for a particular Read more
The CPCS Committee determines whether the agency should submit amicus briefs in cases in which the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has requested input, as well as in other matters in which staff believe that a CPCS amicus brief might benefit Read more
Adoption of Luc, Appeals Court No. 2018-P-0472 The issue in the case stems from a Department of Children and Families (DCF) social worker who testified on direct during the trial and then passed away before cross-examination. The trial judge struck Read more
Commonwealth v. Gabriel M. , A Juvenile, DAR-26078 – The Youth Advocacy Division sought permission to submit a letter in support of the juvenile’s application for Direct Appellate Review. The case raises the question: For the purposes of utilizing an Read more
Commonwealth v. Carter, SJC-12502 -The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) granted direct appellate review. The amicus brief will address two issues: 1) the reach of the youthful offender statue, in particular the legal definition of “infliction of bodily harm.” When juveniles Read more
Commonwealth v. Lys, SJC-12476. The amicus brief will address the scope of the prejudice standard in a motion for new trial based on failure to properly advise a noncitizen client of immigration consequences. Commonwealth v. Plasse, SJC-12486. The Supreme Judicial Read more