Legal Opinion
State Board of Retirement v. Finneran
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 5, 2017No. SJC 12069PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
Former Speaker of the House Thomas Finneran pleaded guilty in the United States District Court in 2007 to one count of obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503. The obstruction of justice conviction related to false testimony that he had provided in relation to a Federal court action challenging the 2001 redistricting act, St. 2001, c. 125 (redistricting act). Finneran had played a significant role in the development of the redistricting act from the point of its inception but denied under oath that he had played any part in its development. Indeed, he testified that he had not…
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