Officers' suspicion regarding rear seat passengers dissipated when pat frisks found no weapons. However, defendant's exit without permission and shifting vehicle into drive provided reasonable suspicion justifying protective sweep.
Police lacked reasonable suspicion to seize defendant who kept hand in pants and fled when officers approached, in area that was not high crime.
Massachusetts sex trafficking statute upheld as constitutional; knowledge requirement provides fair notice; term "commercial sexual activity" means sexual acts involving physical contact for value.
Court strikes down statute criminalizing false statements about political candidates and ballot questions as violating free speech rights.
Conviction for murder in first degree affirmed. Trial counsel's failure to investigate defendant's psychiatric history fell below constitutional standards, but strategic choice to pursue self-defense instead of mental responsibility defense was not manifestly unreasonable.
Visiting student-athlete injured in town-owned bullpen. Town liable for negligence despite recreational use statute when hosting interscholastic athletic event.
Male police applicant lacked standing to challenge preferential hiring of female candidates because his injury was speculative. Court also held statistical gender disparities insufficient for BFOQ defense.
Defendant cannot use chapter 211, section 3, to obtain interlocutory review of denial of motion to dismiss based on speedy trial violation.
Defendant must show reasonable probability he would not have pleaded guilty had judge warned of possible civil confinement as sexually dangerous person, despite such consequence being collateral rather than direct.
Murder conviction affirmed where witness testified he saw defendant pointing gun at victim after hearing shots and defendant later admitted killing.
