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Commonwealth v. Smith

Citations

  • 471 Mass. 161
  • 28 N.E.3d 385

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  • mandating that children under the age of fourteen require parental presence to waive, and those between fourteen and eighteen are exempt from this requirement only if there is a particular finding of intelligent understanding on behalf of the juvenile

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Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines

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