Defendant arrested for larceny at 1:30 p.m., interrogated about murder at 11:45 p.m. Statements suppressed under Rosario rule barring admission of prearraignment statements made more than six hours after arrest.
Habeas corpus petition denied where alleged transcription error in jury verdict can be remedied through ordinary appellate process.
Sex offender's petition for extraordinary relief denied where claimed trial errors were properly raised in pending direct appeal.
Board of selectmen, not town meeting, has authority to set HMO premium contribution percentages for retired municipal employees under G.L. c. 32B, § 16.
Sellers' attorney's obstructive conduct at closing constituted actual breach of good faith covenant, allowing developer to elect liquidated damages remedy without amending complaint.
Murder conviction affirmed; third motion for new trial properly denied where newly discovered evidence about witness inducement was cumulative and lacked material strength.
First-degree murder conviction affirmed where defendant participated in joint venture with two shooters, despite claiming lack of knowledge about firearms.
Court reverses first-degree murder conviction due to erroneous jury instruction on deadlock; upholds warrantless search, showup identification, reasonable doubt instruction, and intoxication instruction.
Defense counsel's advice that a noncitizen client faced "eligibility for deportation" was constitutionally deficient when the conviction would make deportation presumptively mandatory.
Drug possession conviction reversed due to trial counsel's failure to strike improper expert testimony expressing opinion on defendant's guilt, but new trial permitted.
