Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/23/1983

Commonwealth v. Franklin Fruit Co.

Citations

446 N.E.2d 63
388 Mass. 228
1983 Mass. LEXIS 1285

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noting that the standard of review is the same under the Massachusetts and United States Constitutions
adopting same “tripartite burden” in selective enforcement case involving national origin
referring to both equal-protection and due-process analysis, Supreme Judicial Court stated that “Our standard of review is the same under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution as under the cognate provisions of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights”
selective enforcement prohibited by Fourteenth Amendment and arts. 1 and 10 of Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
standard of review for equal protection or due process challenges to statutes is same under “Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution as under the cognate provisions of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights”
equal protection under arts. 1 and 10 of Massachusetts Declaration of Rights

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Judges: Hennessey, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch

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