· 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
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- 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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