Commonwealth v. Morales
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the CourtKatzmann, J.
This appeal arises from the denial of defendant Michael Morales’s motion to modify the conditions of his proba-*840tian due to a change in circumstances. The issues presented are whether a jury’s finding that the defendant was no longer sexually dangerous constituted a change in circumstances sufficient to permit a change in the conditions of probation, and whether the judge abused his discretion in refusing to remove certain conditions in the terms of the defendant’s probation. We conclude that the judge was within his discretion in denying the defendant’s motion and, therefore, affirm.
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