Legal Opinion
Saccone v. State Ethics Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 9, 1985PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The State Ethics Commission (commission) appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court revoking a final decision by the commission against the plaintiff, John P. Sac-cone. See G. L. c. 30A, § 14 (1984 ed.). The commission found that Saccone had violated § 23 (d) of G. L. c. 268A (1984 ed.), the conflict of interest law, on five separate occasions and assessed a civil penalty of $300 for each violation. The judge in the Superior Court determined that the commission lacked subject matter jurisdiction to enforce G. L. c. 268A, § 23. We granted the defendant’s application for direct appellate…
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