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Doe (Nos. 326573 and 15890) v. SORB, No. SJC-2182 – this request challenges the authority of the sex offender registry board (SORB) to publish on the Internet registry information regarding individuals who were given a level Two classification prior to Read more
A. Crowell v. Massachusetts Parole Board – The case is now before the SJC and presents two significant, unresolved issues affecting the interests of current and former CPCS clients who appear before the Parole Board. The SJC’s November 2, 2016, Read more
A. Commonwealth v. James Keown, SJC-10593 – assigned appellate counsel seeks support for the following argument: “In order for a search warrant to issue for the forensic examination of digital devices, such as computers and cellphones, the search protocol must Read more
Koe v. Commissioner of Probation – The Supreme Judicial Court has issued the following amicus solicitation: Where the plaintiff is a former sex offender who has been relieved of the obligation to register, whether the provisions [of] G.L. c.276, §100A(6), Read more
An earlier post provided links to articles on the SJC opinion in Commonwealth v. Magadini, as well as coverage in the State House News Service: http://intranet.publiccounsel.net/blog/2016/06/27/state-house-news-article-relative-to-the-necessity-defense-commonwealth-v-magadini/ Here is the latest news coverage relative to the “necessity Defense”, http://sparechangenews.net/2016/08/court-case-result-counters-trend-criminalization-homelessness/
January 20, 2015 Toca v. Louisiana – The US Supreme Court recently granted cert. in Toca v. Louisiana, placing the question of the retroactivity of Miller v Alabama squarely before the Court. 132 S.Ct. 2455 (2012) (holding mandatory sentences of Read more
Earlier posts about a case before the SJC relative to the “Necessity Defense” (Commonwealth v. Magadini SJC-11874) appeared in December 2015. The Court has decided the case. Below are links to articles on the SJC opinion, as well as coverage Read more
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
Clay v. Tresler, SJC-12032 This case is about the legality of a 2012 statute requiring that prisoners serving life sentences get a supermajority, rather than a majority, of the parole board to win parole. Specifically, the issue is whether this Read more