· 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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