Petitioner seeking superintendence review of two District Court judgments lacked standing where adequate alternative remedies existed and where small claims waiver applied.
Murder conviction affirmed where evidence supported rejection of self-defense claim and showed premeditation despite defendant's personal background.
Honest but mistaken belief that property was abandoned negates larceny's required specific intent, even if unreasonable. Conviction vacated; remanded for new trial.
Murder conviction reversed where police secretly recorded jailhouse conversation with informant without establishing requisite nexus to organized crime under wiretap statute.
Housing authority employee may sue in Superior Court under Wage Act for misclassification and retaliatory discharge, despite civil service protections; reinstatement unavailable remedy.
Appeal dismissed for failure to timely file notice of appeal to SJC within seven days of single justice judgment denying petition for appointed counsel.
Drug distribution conviction upheld; school zone statute amendment does not apply retroactively to convictions entered before effective date.
Sex offender classification as level one affirmed where hearing examiner considered adolescent offender's youth, two decades without reoffending, and success in education and work.
Affirmed murder conviction based on sufficient circumstantial and forensic evidence, security video corroboration, and proper jury instructions on cooperating witnesses despite alleged jury tampering.
Class certification denied where causation of injury required individualized proof despite company's established systemic failures during ice storm.
