Defendant's invocation of right to counsel violated by police persuasion that she was losing her opportunity to tell her story. Murder and attempted murder convictions vacated; arson conviction affirmed.
Defendant convicted of murder appealed denial of speedy trial motion filed 614 days after arraignment. Affirmed. Defendant acquiesced in delays by agreeing to continuances and failed to press discovery remedies.
Illegal sentence may acquire finality barring later correction. GPS monitoring omitted from child pornography sentence became final after sixty-day Rule 29(a) deadline expired; adding it nearly one year later violated double jeopardy.
GPS monitoring mandatory for probationers convicted of child sexual abuse offenses; due process challenge rejected under rational basis test; Fourth Amendment claim not reached.
Murder conviction affirmed where identification through videotape and photographic array was not unnecessarily suggestive, prior bad acts evidence properly limited to state of mind, and surveillance footage inconsistencies were for jury.
Murder conviction affirmed despite newly discovered third-party culprit evidence from alleged confession, because the evidence did not create substantial risk jury would reach different verdict.
Department of Public Utilities lacked jurisdiction to issue municipal street license for amphibious sightseeing vehicles; Boston police commissioner has exclusive authority under special statute.
Murder conviction vacated where jury instructions failed to permit consideration of defendant's intoxication regarding extreme atrocity or cruelty element.
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Affirmed conviction and denial of motion for new trial; trial counsel's tactical decisions and expert testimony were not ineffective assistance.
