Affirmed the Auditor's approval of a privatization of state mental health services under the Pacheco Law, finding reasonable interpretations of procurement, delegation, wage protection, and quality requirements.
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Indefinite suspension affirmed for attorney who engaged in predatory mortgage rescue schemes, federal crimes, and fraudulent HUD-1 statements targeting vulnerable homeowners.
Defendant entitled to no refund of probation fees or victim-witness assessment paid during probation when guilty plea later withdrawn due to analyst misconduct.
Assault and battery on family or household member; sufficiency of evidence of substantive dating relationship under statute.
Divorce modification under the Alimony Reform Act; when judges may deviate from statutory durational limits for alimony payments predating the act.
Successor trustee barred by issue preclusion from rescinding 1972 lease of charitable trust property; Attorney General adequately represented income beneficiary's interests in prior equity proceeding.
Defendant challenged multiple bail orders as impermissible double or triple bail. Court affirmed denial of relief but allowed recovery of forfeited bail through Superior Court motion.
Murder conviction affirmed despite inadequate presentation of insanity defense and improper prosecutorial argument; armed home invasion conviction vacated for insufficient evidence.
Defendant's guilty plea to indecent assault and battery need not be withdrawn based on counsel's failure to explain sex offender registration consequences as they existed in 2002.
