The following are the top articles on South End Patch from June 17 to June 21, 2013: Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal South End Stabbing Darryl Mitchell plead guilty to stabbing and killing a 29-year old West Roxbury…
Off-duty trooper's delivery of citation to defendant two days after violation, at end of trooper's first shift after returning to work, was timely under General Laws c. 90C, § 2.
Defendant's statements during field sobriety test attempt were admissible because they resulted from his voluntary participation, not governmental compulsion, despite being testimonial.
Affirmed conviction for child rape. Therapist's testimony did not improperly vouch for victim's credibility. Rape shield statute precluded evidence of victim's pregnancy at disclosure.
Retailers cannot claim bad debt tax relief when a third-party bank extends credit and absorbs defaults, leaving the retailers unharmed.
Massachusetts Wage Act applies to nonresident employee based on choice-of-law analysis examining totality of employment relationship contacts with Massachusetts.
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Victim's statements identifying the defendant as his shooter were admissible as excited utterances and dying declarations despite confrontation clause concerns.
Defendant's notice of intent to offer mental-state expert testimony waives privilege and permits prosecution's expert to access defendant's medical and psychiatric treatment records.
Age discrimination appeal improperly filed as interlocutory. Rule 64(a) cannot cure defective appeal or substitute for proper appellate procedures.
