Amicus Announcement
SJC-10627
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 MAY 2010
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE APRIL 19, 2010
SJC-10627
Commonwealth v. Ellen Frith
Whether a District Court judge properly assessed the Commonwealth $5000 for having filed a Prosecution Certificate of Discovery Compliance, in circumstances in which dates of birth of two witnesses were inadvertently omitted and a police report was not produced, where the judge specifically found that the defendant was not prejudiced.
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.
| Susan Mellen, Clerk |
February 1, 2010