Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wallace
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 15, 2000PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The defendant has been charged with violating a permanent injunction, issued ex parte, pursuant to G. L. c. 121B, § 32F. A District Court judge denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint and purported to report the following questions to the Appeals Court,1 see Mass. R. Crim. P. 34, 378 Mass. 905 (1979):
*706“(1) Can the Superior Court, pursuant to M. G. L. c. 121B, [§§ ] 32A, et seq., grant a permanent injunction on behalf of a public housing authority only after a trial on the merits?
“(2) Must the District Court dismiss a criminal complaint for a violation of a permanent injunction…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lowell Bar Ass'n v. LoebMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Bell v. Treasurer of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Town of Lexington v. Town of BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. CavanaughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Nickerson v. DowdMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LandryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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- Brittle v. City of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
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