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Commonwealth v. Perez

SJC-13731
Argue Date: Friday April 11, 2025
*Summary:   Criminal; Sentencing-- This case raises questions about resentencing of a defendant who was 19 years old at the time of the crime and was serving concurrent life sentences without the possibility of parole in light of a decision of the Supreme Judicial Court prohibiting such a sentence where the crime was committed by an emerging adult.
Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., Dewar, Wolohojian, JJ.
Appellant: Jairin Perez
Counsel for Appellant: Valerie A. DePalma, Esquire
Appellee: Commonwealth
Counsel for Appellee: David B. Mark, A.D.A. Rachel J. Eisenhaure, A.D.A.
Court Appealed From: SJC for Suffolk County
Lower Court Judge: Scott L. Kafker, J.
Route to SJC: Direct Entry: Single Justice Reservation & Report
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