Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Russ R.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 20, 2001PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
General Laws c. 233, § 20E, authorizes Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, the Appeals Court, and the Superior Court to issue an order granting immunity to a witness.1 General Laws c. 119, § 56 (d), provides that judges presiding over jury *516sessions in the Juvenile Court Department2 “shall have and exercise all the powers and duties which a justice sitting in the superior court department has and may exercise in the trial and disposition of criminal cases.”3 The present case requires us to determine whether § 56 (d) provides Juvenile Court judges with the authority to grant immunity to a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Helvering v. Stockholms Enskilda BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Charland v. Muzi Motors, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KeefnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. McLeodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Paquette v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. RaposoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. Hanson H.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
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