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· 5/25/1983

Commonwealth v. Babb

Citations

  • 450 N.E.2d 155
  • 389 Mass. 275
  • 1983 Mass. LEXIS 1466

How courts have described this case

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

  • officer waited until victim died to cite defendant for vehicular manslaughter
  • single justice granted G. L. c. 211, § 3, relief
  • strict enforcement of the statute does not require a dismissal of the charges when a delay in delivery of the citation to the offender is justified and the twin goals of preventing the manipulation of tickets and providing notice to the offender are not frustrated

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Judges: Hennessey, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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