Murder conviction vacated where police violated Miranda rights by continuing interrogation after defendant invoked right to silence, prosecutor improperly used erroneously admitted statements and made character attacks in closing, and judge's mental impairment instruction omitted required limitations on extreme cruelty theory.
Conviction of first-degree murder affirmed. Defendant failed to demonstrate entitlement to extraordinary relief decades after conviction by not showing unavailable alternative remedies.
Hospital employer owes no duty of care to patients injured by former employee years later at separate institution in different state.
Car dealers lack standing to sue unaffiliated manufacturer for operating dealerships without franchise relationships.
Judge lacked authority to appoint parent coordinator with binding decision-making power over non-consenting parent; order violated due process rights and unlawfully delegated judicial authority.
Defendant cannot receive credit for time served on a completed, unrelated, vacated sentence against later convictions.
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant claimed he was too intoxicated to kill victim. Phone recordings and jury instructions on intoxication properly admitted.
School librarian with professional status challenged suspension for conduct unbecoming. Court held arbitrators may review suspension merits and apply just cause standard of proof.
Vacated conviction for child rape where prosecutor improperly elicited expert testimony from victim's therapist implicitly vouching for victim's credibility.
Prosecutor's references to defendant's invocation of Miranda rights constituted constitutional error but did not create substantial risk of miscarriage of justice where evidence of criminal responsibility was overwhelming.
