Warrantless entry into garage justified by exigent circumstances when officers tracked stolen vehicle via LoJack and heard dismantling activity. Admission of codefendant's jailhouse statements proper where codefendant testified and defenses were not antagonistic.
Town must obtain special permit from zoning board before operating wind turbine on municipal property; specific by-law provisions requiring permits govern over general municipal use exemptions.
Tenured employee cannot be fired for refusing to testify at pretermination hearing; statute designed to protect employee, not enlarge employer's removal powers.
Court affirmed denial of new trial based on DNA evidence where defendant's expert relied on genetic markers below testing thresholds without adequate scientific support.
PCP possession conviction affirmed where evidence showed contraband near passenger's seat, drug paraphernalia present, and defendant admitted using PCP.
Harassment prevention order vacated where conduct was willful and malicious but not aimed at specific person.
Defendant may challenge guilty plea by proving egregious government misconduct without presumption when chemist signed certificate only as notary.
Massachusetts court lacked jurisdiction to modify California child support order; could only enforce it. Father could be held in contempt only for violations of original California terms.
Hate crime convictions upheld where race need not be sole or primary motivation. Jury properly instructed under Massachusetts assault statute that racial animus must be present but may coexist with other motives.
Anonymous 911 call reporting drunk driver provides reasonable suspicion for investigatory stop where tip made contemporaneously with observation of dangerous conduct.
