Kimbroughtillery v. Commonwealth

In this case, here on a reservation and report from a single justice of the county court, we consider whether principles of collateral estoppel bar a second probation revocation proceeding on the same charged misconduct that was litigated in an earlier probation revocation proceeding in a different county and was resolved in favor of the petitioner, Keial Kimbroughtillery. We conclude that principles of collateral estoppel bar the second proceeding.

1. Background. On February 28, 2013, the petitioner was charged by criminal complaint in the New Bedford Division of the District Court Department…