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The Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday ordered the state to raise from 18 to 21 the minimum age at which a person can be sentenced to mandatory life without parole
The Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a man convicted of gunning down a 16-year-old outside a Geneva Avenue convenience store in September, 2011, ruling he did not get adequate representation because his lawyer spent parts of the trial asleep. The ruling on an appeal by Nyasani Watts, himself just 17 at the time of the murder, was one of two the
State Solicitor Elizabeth "Bessie" Dewar is Gov. Maura Healey's nominee for the spot on the Supreme Judicial Court bench that Justice Elspeth Cypher is giving up when she retires on Jan. 12, 2024. The nomination is subject to a hearing and confirmation vote of the Governor's Council.
Healey Picks Solicitor Dewar For First Open SJC Seat iheart.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iheart.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.