Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Thomas
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 20, 2008PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
At issue is an order of a District Court judge directing the Commonwealth to produce to the defendants “statistical data” to be derived by the Commonwealth from uniform motor vehicle citations (and other information). The citations were issued by the State trooper who arrested the *452defendants after a traffic stop. The Commonwealth, asserting that the information is not subject to discovery under Mass. R. Crim. R 14 (a) (1) (A), as amended, 444 Mass. 1501 (2005), because it is not in the prosecutor’s “possession, custody or control,” sought relief from the judge’s order by filing a petition…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. LampronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. BealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. OliveiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. WanisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. ClementeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. CamachoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. Bernardo B.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. CottoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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