Legal Opinion

Montefusco v. Commonwealth

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 29, 2008PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carlo R. Montefusco appeals from a judgment of the county court denying his petition for relief in the nature of mandamus, specifically, an order that the Essex County district attorney’s office and its agents2 produce the file and certain discovery from his criminal case. G. L. c. 249, § 5. We affirm.

Montefusco was convicted in 2003 of several offenses, including two indictments charging rape. Those convictions were affirmed. Commonwealth v. Montifusco, 68 Mass. App. Ct. 1110 (2007). Montefusco now seeks to obtain materials related to his criminal case, apparently for use in support of a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Callahan v. Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  2. Simmons v. Clerk-Magistrate of the Boston Division of the Housing Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
  3. Murray v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
  4. Forte v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
  5. In re McBrideMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Service Employees International Union, Local 509 v. Department of Mental HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. George W. Prescott Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
  3. Ardon v. Committee for Public Counsel ServicesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
  4. Myrick v. Appeals CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
  5. Chawla v. Appeals CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019

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