· 8/15/2014
Commonwealth v. Pon
Citations
- 469 Mass. 296
- 14 N.E.3d 182
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “We conclude that the records of closed criminal cases resulting in these particular' dispositions are not subject to a First Amendment presumption of access, and therefore that the sealing of a record under G. L. c. 276, § 100C, need not survive strict scrutiny”
- defendant admitted to sufficient facts for guilty finding
- collateral consequences include homelessness and unemployment
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Judges: Ireland, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, Lenk
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