Appeals Court affirmed parole revocation where parolee violated multiple conditions including failure to attend required AA meetings and unauthorized residence changes, rejecting claims of bias and due process violations.
Appeals Court vacates denial of motion for new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel regarding immigration consequences, remands for evidentiary hearing where defendant demonstrated good-faith efforts to obtain plea counsel affidavit.
Defense counsel's pretrial interview with an alleged victim did not create an actual conflict of interest requiring his disqualification when judge's careful pretrial assessment found no substantial risk of inconsistent testimony.
Medical malpractice action arising from patient's death after liposuction and abdominoplasty. Appeals Court reversed tribunal dismissal, holding plaintiff's expert opinion and hospital records raised sufficient questions of liability to require judicial inquiry.
Appeals Court reverses permit for lack of 125-foot lot depth, holding that measuring depth diagonally rather than front-to-back violates ordinary meaning of zoning bylaw term.
Eminent domain taking; trial judge improperly excluded evidence of permitted zoning uses; vacated and reversed.
Probationer with intellectual disability challenges attorney's stipulation to probation violations. Court holds waiver must be knowing and voluntary, assessed under totality of circumstances.
Court vacates civil contempt order where attorney refused to produce third-party documents. Judge failed to follow mandatory protocols under rule 17(a)(2) before compelling production.
Vacated and remanded for new trial where plaintiff's counsel repeatedly violated rules of practice, disregarded judge's rulings, and made inflammatory arguments throughout trial despite objections and curative instructions.
Defendant's guilty pleas to crimes of moral turpitude subjected him to deportation. Counsel's failure to advise him of this certain consequence was constitutionally deficient; prejudice remanded for hearing.
