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On June 14, 2016, the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) presented our colleague, Atty. Anne C. Goldbach, with the Clarence Gideon Award, an honor not awarded every year, but presented to only those worthy to be recognized Read more
Congratulations to Dan Gaudet, an attorney in our Quincy District Public Defender office, who was selected as the top defense attorney in the Advanced Trial Training (ATT) program. The ATT program is a cross county mock trial competition that involves Read more
Approval of minutes of the May 17, 2016 meeting FY 2017 Juvenile Supervising Attorney Contracts CAFL Resource Attorney Contracts CPCS Monthly Financial Overview Report Commitments $10,000 and Over Report Chief Counsel Report
IT has released a PowerPoint outlining it’s major initiatives for calendar year 2016. This is only a document outlining major initiatives. A major initiative is one that is defined as requiring significant levels of resources (staff, time, money). Example of some initiatives not included, Read more
Xerox WorkCentre printers support a feature called Secure Print that holds printing of a document until you enter its password at the printer. This is great if you need to print confidential or sensitive documents to an office printer, because it only Read more
On June 1, 2016, SJC Associate Justice Margot Botsford decided to send the Hinton Drug Lab matter to the full SJC panel to hear oral arguments to determine how to deal with drug cases tainted by former Hinton Drug Lab Read more
On May 24, 2016, at the John Adams Courthouse, CPCS honored exemplary attorneys – both public and private – social workers, investigators, and professional administrative staff who dedicate their careers to overcoming injustice and championing the cause of zealous representation Read more
We found a solution that addresses concerns expressed by staff regarding CPCS applying security controls on personal phones or tablets that receive CPCS email or calendar appointments.
Commonwealth v. Y.S., Springfield Juvenile Court No. 14YO0024SP This case, presents two highly significant issues, potentially affecting a significant number of YAD’s clients. The issues presented by the case are the following:
Nanje v. Chaves, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 15-2254 In this matter pending in the First Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Dougan of the Boston Municipal Court found that the amount of loss tied to a Read more