Judge cannot dismiss adult defendant's charge prior to arraignment after clerk-magistrate finds probable cause. Motion to dismiss must be heard after arraignment at pretrial conference or trial session.
Habeas petitioner cannot reinstate petition in county court after Superior Court denial; must follow gatekeeper provision for appellate review.
Fourth trial permitted in sexually dangerous person case after three mistrials. Pretrial confinement of nearly seven years without sexual dangerousness finding violates due process; defendant entitled to supervised release hearing.
Court denies motion to compel arbitration where claims arise from contracts without arbitration clauses, despite separate operating agreement containing arbitration provision.
Unaccepted payment to named plaintiff does not moot class action; consumer class certified for Chapter 93A claims alleging unlawful towing surcharges.
Police unlawfully stopped and seized defendant based on stale "casing" report. Officers lacked reasonable suspicion when they requested identification and conducted record checks.
Statute of limitations for zoning enforcement action to compel removal of structure commences when conveyance separates nonconforming lots, not when ANR subdivision plan is endorsed.
Scope of interlocutory appeal under lis pendens statute; mortgagee's duty of good faith in foreclosure sale when mortgagee is also the buyer; failure to discharge prior mortgage.
Heroin possession conviction affirmed despite erroneous admission of appearance-based expert testimony, based on substantial admissible evidence of intent to distribute and defendant's own incriminating statements.
Generic drug consumer may bring recklessness claim against brand-name manufacturer for failure to warn, but not ordinary negligence claim. Consumer protection claim dismissed.
