Commonwealth v. Oliveira (and a companion case) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-042-16)
Impoundment of lawfully parked vehicle unconstitutional where driver offered reasonable alternative and police ignored it.
SJC Opinions
Commonwealth v. Boucher (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-041-16)
First-degree murder conviction affirmed where jury instructions properly allowed consideration of voluntary intoxication evidence relating to extreme atrocity or cruelty theory.
Lasher v. Leslie-Lasher (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-040-16)
Divorced husband seeking relief from judgment through general superintendence petition must first demonstrate that ordinary appellate review is inadequate.
In the Matter of Weiss (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-039-16)
Suspended attorney's third petition for reinstatement denied where hearing committee found insufficient rehabilitation, poor recall of discipline, and inadequate maintenance of legal knowledge.
Commonwealth v. Chatman (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-038-16)
Murder conviction affirmed; postverdict competency motion denied. Defendant failed to show Commonwealth could not have proven competency despite mental illness.
Myrick v. Harvard University (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-037-16)
Superior Court employment discrimination dismissal upheld. Denial of stay in pending Appeals Court appeal affirmed as appropriate exercise of discretion.
Commonwealth v. Sylvain (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-036-16)
Noncitizen defendant's guilty plea vacated where counsel gave erroneous advice about deportation consequences and judge found immigration concerns were a live issue during plea negotiation.
Goe v. Commissioner of Probation (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-035-16)
Probationer's challenge to additional probation conditions imposed by receiving state under Interstate Compact properly brought through declaratory judgment in Massachusetts court.
Commonwealth v. Smith (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-034-16)
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Commonwealth v. LaBrie (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-031-16)
Mother convicted of attempting to murder son by withholding cancer medication. Court reversed attempted murder conviction due to ineffective trial counsel and reversed assault charges for insufficient evidence.