Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/9/1990

Commonwealth v. Matthews

Citations

548 N.E.2d 843
406 Mass. 380
1990 Mass. LEXIS 5

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recognizing that juvenile’s mental illness was an important factor militating in favor of waiver but was not a per se condition requiring waiver
transfer statute only requires judge “to focus on the minor’s potential for successful treatment before the age of majority within existing juvenile facilities”
“[T]he law does not require repetition of the same thought at each turn”
directed verdict standard governs probable cause determination at the transfer hearing
considering exclusion of “suburban parents” and “caretakers of adolescent children”
“isolated use of the term ‘presumption’ was not error”

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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, O'Connor, Greaney

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