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SJC: Sending Nude Photo to Victim Alone Is Not ‘Dissemination’ Under Peeping Tom Law: Commonwealth v. Goncalves (SJC-13880, October 6, 2026)
SJC holds that sending an illicitly recorded nude photograph solely to the depicted victim does not constitute dissemination under the voyeurism statute, affirming the underlying photographing conviction but reversing the dissemination count.
Latest Opinions
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Commonwealth v. Goncalves (SJC-13880, October 6, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Walrond (AC-24-P-710, October 6, 2026)
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Piper P. v. Barron B (SJC-13854, October 5, 2026)
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Bruno v. Alliance Rental Group, LLC (AC-25-P-383, October 5, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Vihaan V., a juvenile (AC-25-P-500, September 30, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Cotto (SJC-13583,-13584-&-13585, September 29, 2026)
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Walsh v. Hackett (AC-25-P-481, September 29, 2026)
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Executive Office of Health and Human Services v. Linda Manor Extended Care (AC-25-P-1194, September 29, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Hayes (AC-25-P-347-&-25-P-607, September 24, 2026)
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Case Briefs
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SJC: Sending Nude Photo to Victim Alone Is Not ‘Dissemination’ Under Peeping Tom Law: Commonwealth v. Goncalves (SJC-13880, October 6, 2026)
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Intentionally Viewing Child Sexual Abuse Material on a Phone Is Possession: Commonwealth v. Walrond (AC 24-P-710, October 6, 2026)
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SJC Bars Expungement of Juvenile Harassment Order Despite Later Vacatur: Piper P. v. Barron B. (SJC-13854, October 5, 2026)
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When Does Postjudgment Interest Start After Remand? Bruno v. Alliance Rental Group (AC 25-P-383, October 5, 2026)
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Appeals Court Rejects Warrantless Frisk of Juvenile Based on Second-Hand 911 Tip: Commonwealth v. Vihaan V. (AC 25-P-500, September 30, 2026)
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Supreme Judicial Court
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Commonwealth v. Goncalves (SJC-13880, October 6, 2026)
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Piper P. v. Barron B (SJC-13854, October 5, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Cotto (SJC-13583,-13584-&-13585, September 29, 2026)
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Appeals Court
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Commonwealth v. Walrond (AC-24-P-710, October 6, 2026)
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Bruno v. Alliance Rental Group, LLC (AC-25-P-383, October 5, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Vihaan V., a juvenile (AC-25-P-500, September 30, 2026)
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Walsh v. Hackett (AC-25-P-481, September 29, 2026)
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Executive Office of Health and Human Services v. Linda Manor Extended Care (AC-25-P-1194, September 29, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Hayes (AC-25-P-347-&-25-P-607, September 24, 2026)
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