Defendant convicted of child sexual exploitation via Xbox gaming console video chat. Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding that transmitted masturbation constitutes a "performance" before a person under statute.
Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter claimed self-defense. Trial judge initially ruled evidence of victim's prior violent conduct admissible, then reversed course during trial. Conviction vacated; new trial ordered.
Arbitration clause with class waiver in consumer contract invalidated where plaintiff proves claims are nonremediable in individual arbitration due to complexity and modest damages.
Class-action and damages waivers in arbitration clause: federal law preempts state policy favoring class actions, but statutory treble damages cannot be waived. Reversed in part; remanded.
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, remanded. Jury properly found design and warning defects in Newport cigarettes under risk-utility analysis. Alternative design evaluation considered rational unaddicted consumers. Negligence findings vacated for instructional errors.
Court vacates sexual assault conviction due to exclusion of prior inconsistent statements; reverses conviction for giving alcohol to defendant's own daughter; affirms furnishing alcohol to victim conviction.
Crime victim lacks standing to challenge probation conditions requiring biological father to support child resulting from statutory rape. Family court matters subject to ordinary appeal.
GPS warrant supported by probable cause; passenger has standing to challenge surveillance; probation condition limiting computer access unconstitutionally broad; convictions affirmed with probation modification.
Murder conviction affirmed where three attacks on family members were properly joined for trial and ammunition seized from defendant's apartment was admissible under inevitable discovery.
Murder defendant's statement to police in Portuguese was admissible where Miranda warnings, though initially deficient on appointed counsel, were clarified before defendant's statement and defendant demonstrated understanding.
