Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Carney
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 8, 2010PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In this case, we are called on to determine the propriety of a judge’s order imposing on the Commonwealth both a $25,000 punitive sanction and attorney’s fees for what the judge concluded was a failure to comply with discovery orders issued pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 14, as amended, 444 Mass. 1501 (2005). We conclude that sanctions imposed pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 14 (c) (1), as appearing in 442 *419Mass. 1518 (2004), for the violation of discovery obligations are limited to remedial measures aimed at curing prejudice and ensuring a fair trial and, as such, may not include punitive…
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