Massachusetts Appeals Court· 8/16/2002
Commonwealth v. Lally
Citations
- 55 Mass. App. Ct. 601
- 773 N.E.2d 985
- 2002 Mass. App. LEXIS 1093
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that probation condition ordering “treatment as deemed necessary” was ambiguous and new requirement that defendant undergo random urine screens added by probation officer was not valid
- \probationers are entitled to reasonably specific conditions that provide clear guidelines as to what and when their actions or omissions will constitute a violation of their probation\
- “probationers are entitled to reasonably specific conditions that provide clear guidelines as to what and when their actions or omissions will constitute a violation of their probation”
- “As in criminal statutes, ambiguities in probation conditions are construed in favor of the defendant”
- “probationers are entitled to reasonably specific conditions that provide clear guidelines as to what and when their actions or omissions will constitute a violation of their probation”
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Judges: Smith
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. GoodwinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-09-17· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. NunezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-02-09· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-02-09· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. RuizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-03-31· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. Al SaudMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-04-04· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. MoralesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-12-13· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. BynoeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-02-26· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. RizMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-08-12· cited 3×
- Cole v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas· 2014-04-09· cited 2×
- Doe v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Superior Court· 2015-04-29
- Commonwealth v. Dejuan Mitchell.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2024-10-28
- Commonwealth v. David FraizeMassachusetts Superior Court· 2018-10-24
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- A.L. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-04-21· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. PowerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-18· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. ChristianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-06-22· cited 35×
- Delaney v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-06-10· cited 33×
- Buckley v. Quincy Division of the District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-09-11· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. ChristianMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-03-16· cited 21×
- UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-09-02· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. MacDonaldMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-10-13· cited 13×
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