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Commonwealth v. Rodriguez

SJC-13727
Argue Date: Monday May 5, 2025
*Summary:   Criminal; Selective Enforcement-- Whether a police officer’s act in creating a social media account that led to the prosecution of the defendant on firearms charges raised an inference of selective enforcement in violation of equal protection.
Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., Dewar, Wolohojian, JJ.
Appellant: Nathaniel Rodriguez
Counsel for Appellant: Nancy A. Dolberg, Esquire
Appellee: Commonwealth
Counsel for Appellee: Thomas D. Ralph, A.D.A. Kevin Flaherty, A.D.A. Aaron Staudinger, A.D.A.
Court Appealed From: Lowell District, MI
Lower Court Judge: John F. Coffey, J.
Route to SJC: Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court
Amici Curiae: Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown law , Isadora Borges Monroy , Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School ,

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