First-degree murder conviction affirmed. Defendant's statements to police were voluntary despite his youth and emotional fragility. Prosecution's expert rebuttal testimony on mental state was admissible.
Recorded call lawful under one-party consent exception when officers instructed witness to elicit murder information, regardless whether witness actually attempted to do so.
Defendant in contempt of Land Court order prohibiting landscaping business despite order's lack of formal injunction label. Clear command sufficient.
Defendant staying in dormitory room without permission had no reasonable expectation of privacy; warrantless police entry justified by emergency aid exception.
Pro se petitioner's G.L. c. 211, § 3 petition for relief from guilty plea properly denied; plea challenges belong in criminal procedure, not superintendence jurisdiction.
Murder in the second degree conviction on joint venture theory affirmed despite trial errors including improper closing argument language and flawed jury instruction regarding unrecorded police interrogation.
Age discrimination claim survives summary judgment where agency's stated business reason for demotion is disputed by conflicting evidence.
Vacated and remanded where DNA expert lacking laboratory affiliation could not be meaningfully cross-examined about reliability of underlying testing data.
Expired restrictive covenants cannot be retroactively applied to invalidate prior subdivisions. Successor covenants not reformed absent evidence of mutual mistake.
Motorboat collision kills child. Reversed conviction for misleading police officer; affirmed homicide conviction.
