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Martin v. Commonwealth

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided April 9, 2008PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.

Anthony Martin (defendant) petitioned a single justice of this court for relief pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3, challenging an order of a judge in the Superior Court denying his motion for pretrial production of privileged records of the Department of Social Services (department) concerning the complainant. See Mass. R. Crim. P. 17 (a) (2), 378 Mass. 885 (1979). While recognizing that the social worker-client and psychotherapist-patient privileges applied to the records, see G. L. c. 112, § 135A, and G. L. c. 233, § 20B, the judge concluded that, although relevant to the defense, the records…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  3. Commonwealth v. DwyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. LampronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. Commonwealth v. GoodwinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  4. McMenimen v. PassatempoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. CostaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015

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