Commonwealth v. Sylvia (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-042-15)
Resisting arrest conviction affirmed where defendant's flight onto a dangerous roadway and physical resistance to handcuffing created substantial risk of bodily injury to officer.
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Doe No. 203108 v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-043-15)
Sex offender's claim that classification hearing was unreasonably premature is barred when not raised before the board. Affirmed.
Commonwealth v. Alphonse (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-044-15)
Prosecutor's closing argument improperly suggested defendant tailored testimony because he sat in courtroom unlike sequestered witnesses. Reversed; new trial required.
Commonwealth v. Gordon (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-045-15)
Warrantless entry into apartment justified under emergency aid exception where domestic violence victim requested police assistance and officers had reasonable grounds to believe she might need immediate help inside.
Commonwealth v. Amran (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-073-15)
Murder conviction affirmed where trial judge properly admitted postmortem photographs, struck medical examiner's "homicide" opinion with curative instruction, and found trial counsel's strategic stipulation to unredacted police interview was not ineffective assistance.
Britton v. Board of Bar Examiners (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-074-15)
Bar applicant denied admission based on pattern of nondisclosure in application, litigation history with sanctions, failure to respect court orders, and lack of candor.
Goudreault v. Nine (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-041-15)
Radiologist's failure to identify breast cancer abnormality and order follow-up tests constituted negligence with sufficient causal connection to delayed diagnosis.
Starks v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-072-15)
Equal protection claim rejected where statute limits appellate review of criminal sentences to state prison commitments, not house of correction sentences.
Resolute Management Inc., et al. v. Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-040-15)
Reversal of dismissal of tortious interference and Consumer Protection Act claims; facts inadequate to resolve choice of law at pleading stage.
In the Matter of Simkin (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-071-15)
Private individuals lack standing to challenge a board's decision not to prosecute attorney discipline complaints or compel bar counsel action.