Affirmed convictions for malicious burning of property. Cellular location records properly obtained under probable cause standard; phone and credit card records properly admitted; evidence sufficient.
Debarment penalty for failure to maintain workers' compensation insurance applies automatically when stop work order issues, without requiring proof of employer intent to avoid premium payments.
Whether a teacher's maternity leave interrupted her service for purposes of professional teacher status is an arbitrable question, not a judicial one.
Swallowing suspected heroin to prevent police seizure constitutes misleading a police officer under G.L. c. 268, § 13B.
Settlement agreement during divorce trial is binding despite subsequent clarification of law affecting alimony obligations. Reversed.
Fish and game club held easement by estoppel over paper street despite non-construction; pipeline facility blocking easement constitutes continuing trespass.
Property owners challenged comprehensive permit approval for affordable housing in industrial zone. Court held abutters had standing and Housing Appeals Committee properly weighed planning concerns against regional housing need.
Father who became child's primary custodian sought to relocate to Florida. Court vacated denial of removal request, finding judge gave excessive weight to mother's interests while underweighting father's stress and child's quality-of-life benefits from improved parental circumstances.
Defendant's Sixth Amendment right to public trial violated when trial court closed courtroom during jury empanelment without exploring reasonable alternatives to accommodate spectators.
Dog owner convicted of subjecting animals to cruel conditions in filthy, trash-filled condemned house. Court holds confinement not required element of statute violation.
