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· 3/21/2022

Cty of Fulton v. Sec of Com, Apl of Dominion

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  • holding that \unit of prosecution” under Massachusetts statute \is the act of leaving the scene of the accident, not the number of accident victims!]”
  • holding that concurrent terms of probation can give rise to a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice
  • holding that the unit of prosecution under G. L. c. 90, § 24[2][o 1/2] [2], for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident was the driver’s conduct, not the number of potential victims affected by the conduct
  • convicting defendant twice for same offense gave rise to substantial risk of miscarriage of justice
  • elements-based standard applied to question of duplication where multiple convictions are based upon single act
  • where statute can \plausibly be found to be ambiguous\ defendant should receive \the benefit of the ambiguity\ [citation omitted]

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Judges: Per Curiam

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