Officers of charitable corporation lacked authority to bind organization to sale of its principal real estate without specific board authorization; extraordinary transaction voided.
Police threats concerning defendant's infant daughter made his custodial statements involuntary. Admission of videotaped confession at trial violated due process and was not harmless error.
Sex offender classification examiner properly considered hearsay evidence from prison disciplinary records and police reports of acquitted conduct to classify Doe as level three.
Venue for larceny by false pretense and public assistance fraud proper in Boston where department's central office processed and acted on defendant's false benefit applications.
Court holds defendant's cell site location information warrant required showing of probable cause under state constitution; affidavit supported probable cause in murder and arson investigation.
Affirmed convictions for rape and assault of a child. Prior sexual misconduct evidence against different victim properly admitted to show pattern, despite eight-year gap between incidents.
Reversed OUI-drugs conviction where difluoroethane, inhaled from computer cleaner, was not a substance defined in the governing statute; affirmed negligent operation conviction.
Drug convictions affirmed where retesting by independent chemist after Dookhan's misconduct provided reliable evidence; no presumption of misconduct applies at trial.
Officer properly relied on RMV database showing vehicle stolen to make traffic stop; government records have sufficient reliability without applying informant credibility test.
Shareholders challenged stock issued through convertible loan conversions. Court affirmed trial judgment upholding transactions despite informal corporate procedures, finding implied board ratification through conduct and knowledge.
