Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Sallop

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided September 3, 2015No. SJC 11753PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGants, C.J.

In this appeal, we consider whether a newly restructured sentence imposed on a defendant after he has successfully moved to vacate community parole supervision for life (CPSL) violates our double jeopardy doctrine. We conclude that, where a defendant sentenced to committed time on a conviction is resentenced to a term of probation, the new sentence violates double jeopardy where the defendant already has completed the original sentence on that conviction before the resentencing. But where the defendant has yet to complete the original sentence on a conviction, resentencing to a term of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PaganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. CummingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. ParrilloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  5. Commonwealth v. LeggettMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PachecoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
  2. Commonwealth v. EvansMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
  3. Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
  4. Commonwealth v. LindbergMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2020
  5. Commonwealth v. ResendeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018

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