Murder conviction affirmed where defendant claimed insanity. Court addressed DNA expert testimony, expert witness direct examination rules, and jury instructions on consequences of insanity verdict and consciousness of guilt.
Native American inmates' challenge to DOC closure of purification lodge at correctional facility violates RLUIPA and 2003 settlement agreement.
Court remanded case for consideration of appeal from denial of counsel appointment for postconviction forensic analysis motion.
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Defendant apprehended after age eighteen on charges for offenses committed before age seventeen may face transfer hearing in Juvenile Court despite prior apprehension on identical charges that were dismissed by nolle prosequi.
Defendant convicted of contract murder affirms convictions; addresses jailhouse informant statements, spousal privilege, prior incarceration evidence, prosecutor's closing argument, and jury instructions on immunized witness testimony.
SUFFOLK, ss. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT LILIANA MARIBEL RIVERA RECINOS vs. MARIA ISABEL RECINOS ESCOBAR SJC-11986 ORDER The judgment of the Probate and Family Court dated March 13, 2015, dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint is reversed. The Probate and…
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant's statements to police were voluntary despite severe burns, intoxication, and inhalation of toxic fumes; hospital photographs of victim's injuries properly admitted.
Civil commitment under Massachusetts substance abuse statute requires clear and convincing proof of likelihood of serious harm with imminent, not distant, risk of injury.
Recusal motion in murder conviction appeal properly denied where single justice had presided over nonevidentiary hearing involving codefendant years earlier on purely legal grounds.
