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THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT

ARGUMENT IS  TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2009
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 23, 2009

SJC-10516
Commonwealth v. Kevin Grannum

Whether a District Court judge correctly denied the defendant's motion to vacate his 1987 guilty plea or admission, in circumstances in which there was no indication on the record of the proceedings that the defendant had received alien warnings pursuant to the provisions of G. L. c. 278, § 29D; whether the defendant's various filings were sufficient to fulfil the requirements for relief under the statute.

Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.

September 24, 2009