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Habeas corpus – Speedy trial
Where a petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder by a Massachusetts jury, he is not entitled to habeas relief despite claiming a violation of his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.
Criminal – Speedy trial
Where a defendant was brought to trial almost four years after he was arraigned on numerous felony charges, his right to a speedy trial was not violated, as (1) delays attributable to orders the SJC issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health crisis resulting from it do not weigh against the commonwealth in evaluating whether a defendant's constitutional right to a speedy tri[...]
Pandemic delays not a speedy trial factor, SJC rules
Delays occasioned by the orders the Supreme Judicial Court entered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic should not be weighed against the commonwealth in evaluating whether a defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial has been violated, the SJC has decided.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity
