Chief Taunton v. Caras
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the CourtMassing, J.
*182This appeal, which arises from the denial of certiorari relief in the Superior Court, concerns whether the chief of the Taunton Police Department3 acted reasonably in revoking Paul N. Caras's license to carry a firearm. A District Court judge determined that revoking Caras's license based on a single incident was unreasonable. Because the District Court judge erroneously *183substituted his judgment for that of the chief, we reverse the Superior Court judgment, which denied the chief's certiorari petition, and direct the entry of a new judgment enforcing the chief's revocation decision.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ruggiero v. Police Commissioner of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Auditor of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Chief of Police of Shelburne v. MoyerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Chief of Police of the City of Worcester v. HoldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Frawley v. Police Commissioner of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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