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· 9/11/1985

Buckley v. Quincy Division of the District Court Department

Citations

  • 482 N.E.2d 511
  • 395 Mass. 815
  • 1985 Mass. LEXIS 1707

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that supervisory court has no authority to modify probation conditions if there \has been no material change in the probationer's circumstances\
  • judge has discretion to consider subsequent events in modifying conditions of probation
  • where defendant refused to comply with a special condition required by his probation officer but not ordered by the sentencing judge, only a judge of the sentencing court had the authority to modify the conditions of probation
  • courts retain common-law authority to modify conditions of probation

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Lynch

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