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Commonwealth v. Alfonso

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided August 17, 2007PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.

In 1993, the Legislature enacted comprehensive sentencing reform that included measures to abolish gender distinctions in sentencing.1 In this appeal, the defendant, Kerrin Alfonso, challenges the jurisdiction of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court to review and revise the sentences imposed on her for multiple felonies to which she pleaded guilty. The penal portion of her sentences committed her to concurrent terms of from three to five years to the “[Massachusetts Correctional Institution (MCI)] Cedar Junction to serve at MCI Framingham.” General Laws c. 278, § 28A, limits the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Wellesley College v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  2. Board of Education v. Assessor of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  4. Attorney General v. School Committee of EssexMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. D'AmourMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SamuelsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  2. Commonwealth v. BarrosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
  4. East Longmeadow Management Systems, Inc. v. WilsonMassachusetts Superior Court · 2009
  5. Starks v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015

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