Commonwealth v. Torres (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-092-15)
Affirmed finding of sexually dangerous person. Evidence of 1997 assault conviction properly admitted despite not being formally charged as sexual offense.
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Commonwealth v. Torres (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-028-15)
Defendant may challenge guilty plea by proving egregious government misconduct without presumption when chemist signed certificate only as notary.
Commonwealth v. Torres (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-113-14)
Affirmed convictions for rape and indecent assault on children. Trial judge properly denied motion for severance, admitted evidence of similar pattern, and managed evidentiary rulings.
Commonwealth v. Torres (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-140-14)
Affirmed conviction and denial of motion for new trial; trial counsel's tactical decisions and expert testimony were not ineffective assistance.
Commonwealth v. Torres (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-096-14)
Violation of an abuse prevention order is not a lesser included offense of assault and battery on a protected person; both convictions permissible without violating double jeopardy.
Commonwealth v. Torres (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-038-14)
Defendant's guilty plea to cocaine possession vacated and remanded where state chemist falsified drug test results.
Commonwealth v. Torres (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-021-14)
Police discovered a firearm during a valid inventory search of a towed vehicle. Affirmed convictions despite police failure to complete required inventory documentation form.