Legal Opinion

Carroll

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided February 10, 2009PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judith Carroll appeals from a judgment of the county court denying her petition for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3. Carroll alleges that she was sexually assaulted by James Marzilli, who was at the time a State legislator. She applied to the Cambridge Division of the District Court Department for a criminal complaint. After a magistrate’s hearing at which neither Marzilli nor his attorney appeared, a complaint issued charging Marzilli with two counts of indecent assault and battery. A summons issued requiring Marzilli to appear for arraignment. However, one week before the arraignment was to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Victory Distributors, Inc. v. Ayer Division of the District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
  2. Hagen v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  3. Tarabolski v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Newton N., a juvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
  2. Commonwealth v. Orbin O., a juvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
  3. H.T. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. Geordi G., a juvenileMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
  5. Chawla v. Appeals CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019

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