Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hoshi H.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 9, 2008No. 07-P-333PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
On June 26, 2006, a Berkshire County grand jury indicted the defendant as a youthful offender pursuant to G. L. c. 119, § 54, alleging that the juvenile was an accessory after the fact, G. L. c. 274, § 4. This indictment was dismissed by a judge of the Juvenile Court, and the Commonwealth appeals.2
General Laws c. 119, § 54, as amended by St. 1996, c. 200, *19§ 2, grants the government the authority to obtain an indictment in juvenile proceedings provided an alleged offender has, inter alia, “committed an offense against a law of the Commonwealth . . . [that] involves the infliction or threat of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Quincy Q.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. Clint C.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. DevlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. Sokphann ChhimMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- In re Luis R.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ToddMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015