Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gavin G.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 12, 2002PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.
The Commissioner of Probation (commissioner) appeals from an order of a judge in the Juvenile Court allowing the juvenile’s motion to expunge his police and probation rec*471ords pertaining to charges that were dismissed for lack of prosecution. We conclude that Juvenile Court judges lack the authority to order the expungement of probation records, and therefore reverse the order of expungement with respect to those records.
1. Background. On July 17, 2000, the juvenile was arraigned in Juvenile Court on charges of being a disorderly person and participating in an affray. The charges stemmed from…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. Connor C.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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