Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Deitner

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided May 30, 2018No. 17–P–634Published

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court (Milkey, Hanlon & Singh, JJ.1 )

On June 6, 2012, Jane Doe2 obtained an ex parte abuse prevention order against the defendant pursuant to G. L. c. 209A. That order, inter alia, prohibited the defendant from contacting Doe, and it required him to stay one hundred yards from her. On June 19, 2012, the order was extended for one year, and on June 18, 2013, it was extended for an additional ten years (expiring on May 15, 2023). No timely appeal of the original issuance of the order or of its extensions was ever taken.

Based on an incident that occurred on October 4, 2015, a District…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Providence Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Mohamad v. KavlakianMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
  3. Commonwealth v. MarreroMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014

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