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commonwealth vs. dante s. padilla

SJC-13411
Argue Date: Wednesday October 4, 2023
*Summary:   Juvenile Law; Murder-- Among other issues, whether a juvenile charged with murder and detained pretrial should be kept in an adult detention facility, and if so, whether such detention is unconstitutional.
Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., JJ.
Appellant: Commonwealth
Counsel for Appellant: David D. McGowan, A.D.A.
Appellee: Dante S. Padilla
Counsel for Appellee: Eva G. Jellison, Esquire
Court Appealed From: Suffolk Superior Court
Lower Court Judge: Robert L. Ullmann, J.
Route to SJC: Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court
Amici Curiae: Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , Citizens for Juvenile Justice , Committee for Public Counsel Services Youth Advocacy Division

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