Mandamus petition denied where petitioner had adequate alternative remedies available in trial court and ordinary appellate process for obtaining court orders and appealing rulings.
Defendant convicted of murder for stabbing victim outside shelter. Court upholds conviction, finding counsel's tactical decision not to introduce victim's prior violent history was reasonable and sudden combat instruction was not warranted.
Cell phone seizures incident to arrest were reasonable despite 109- and 123-day delays in seeking search warrants where devices had independent evidentiary value and involved child sexual abuse.
Defendant seized during police pursuit before discarding drugs; reasonable suspicion existed based on distinctive suspect description from surveillance video and detective's observations.
Insurer must defend physician in medical board license suspension proceeding arising from patient complaint alleging improper prescription of addictive medication, despite complaint also including unrelated criminal allegations.
Massachusetts taxpayers seeking to prevent installation of Catholic saint statues on public building, funded by city. Held: plaintiffs have standing; statues likely violate article 3 prohibition on religious subordination; affirmed.
Supervisory review petition denied where pro se litigants sought extensions instead of responding to summary judgment motion over many months available.
Defendant convicted of first-degree murder admitted the killing but claimed self-defense and mental illness. Affirmed despite ineffective assistance and prosecutorial misconduct claims.
Attorney suspended for fifteen months for charging excessive fees, misrepresenting estate assets under oath to probate court, drafting wills with substantial gifts to himself, and failing to maintain proper trust accounts for two elderly clients.
Canine drug searches of prison visitors do not violate existing regulations but do require APA notice-and-comment procedures because they substantially affect public procedures.
