Recinos v. Escobar (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-029-16)
Probate and Family Court has equity jurisdiction over immigrant youth aged eighteen to twenty-one to make special findings required for federal special immigrant juvenile status applications.
SJC Opinions
Frawley v. Police Commissioner of Cambridge (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-028-16)
Retired police officer entitled to identification card needed for concealed firearm rights when evidence shows he retired in good standing.
Commonwealth v. Lally (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-027-16)
Murder conviction affirmed where DNA evidence errors were harmless and trial counsel's strategic decisions were reasonable.
Kim v. Rosenthal (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-026-16)
Eviction judgment upheld where petitioner failed to exhaust adequate remedies before seeking extraordinary relief for alleged fraud in prior foreclosure proceedings.
Bulwer v. Mount Auburn Hospital, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-025-16)
Summary judgment improper in employment discrimination case where conflicting evaluations, disparate treatment of similarly situated employees, and procedural violations raise jury questions about pretext.
Commonwealth v. Coggeshall (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-024-16)
Reckless endangerment of child statute requires subjective awareness of risk. Probable cause existed despite intoxication where defendant knowingly walked tracks with child.
Commonwealth v. Chamberlin (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-023-16)
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Adoption of Douglas (and five companion cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-022-16)
Biological parents who participate in termination proceedings retain standing to appeal visitation orders even after parental rights terminate, if all issues are adjudicated together.
Commonwealth v. Dykens (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-021-16)
Attempted burglary convictions for separate acts at different entry points of single dwelling are not duplicative. Rock is not a burglarious implement.
Commonwealth v. McWilliams (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-020-16)
Affirmed convictions for armed robbery and attempted robbery. Volunteered statements made after safe harbor period do not require suppression absent police questioning or coercion.