Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Doe
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 19, 1995PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A judge in the District Court sought to report to the Appeals Court pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 34, 378 Mass. 905 (1979), five questions concerning a petition (which the judge had denied) brought by the defendant to seal the record in criminal cases pursuant to the provisions of G. L. c. 276, § 100C, second par. (1992 ed.).2 The charges against the defendant had been resolved by the prosecution’s entry of a nolle prosequi. We allowed the defendant’s application for direct appellate review. We conclude that the judge lacked authority to make a report and order the report discharged. The…
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