Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Raposo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 7, 2009PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
Pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 34, as amended, 442 Mass. 1501 (2004),1 a judge in the District Court reported to the Appeals Court this case and in particular several questions concerning the constitutionality of G. L. c. 265, § 47, a statute that requires a person who is “placed on probation” for certain sex offenses to wear a global positioning system device as “a requirement of any term of probation.” We transferred the *740case on our own motion. We conclude that G. L. c. 265, § 47, does not apply to persons placed on probation prior to trial and prior to conviction or entry of a plea of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Caswell v. Licensing Commission for BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Flemings v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. Russ R.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
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