Conviction for murder in the first degree and assault and battery affirmed where evidence supported extreme atrocity or cruelty theory and eyewitness identification was reliable despite some police procedures.
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant admitted beating and strangling wife, dumping body in quarry with cement block weight; sufficient evidence of extreme atrocity or cruelty.
Real estate broker must exercise reasonable care in representing a property's zoning status; jury question exists on whether broker reasonably relied on seller's information without further investigation.
Mandatory GPS monitoring under G.L. c. 265, § 47 does not apply to juveniles adjudicated delinquent for sex offenses, as the statute's language and structure suggest it applies only to adults, and applying it to juveniles would conflict with the juvenile justice system's rehabilitative principles.
Supreme Judicial Court affirmed denial of general superintendence relief sought after Superior Court judge denied motions to amend complaint and supplement discovery responses.
Absolute immunity under S.J.C. Rule 4:01, § 9 protects bar disciplinary complainants and witnesses from civil liability for complaints, communications, and testimony given to bar counsel and hearing committees, even if the disciplinary proceedings are public.
Trooper smelling marijuana and finding small bag in vehicle lacked probable cause to search trunk without warrant where no criminal amount of marijuana was discovered.
Cultivation of marijuana remains a criminal offense under state law even when the amount cultivated weighs one ounce or less, despite decriminalization of simple possession.
Police searched vehicle glove box after detecting marijuana odor and finding two small bags. Court suppressed firearm evidence, holding smell of marijuana alone insufficient after decriminalization and officer-safety justification inadequate.
Officers lacked probable cause to arrest defendant for social sharing of marijuana decriminalized by 2008 initiative; warrantless search violated Fourth Amendment.
