Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Power
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 18, 1995PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
The defendant pleaded guilty to two indictments charging her with armed robbery and to so much of a murder indictment as charged manslaughter. The defendant now seeks to appeal from the portion of her sentence which places her on probation for twenty years with a special condition that she not profit from the sale of her story to the news media.1 The defendant requests that we vacate the special condition on the grounds (1) that it violates her right to freedom of expression under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution2 since it imposes an unconstitutional prior restraint on…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Griffin v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Robert BolingerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Wellesley College v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Charles Farrell Malone v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PikeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. CoryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. GoodwinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. LapointeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. RousseauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
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