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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 FALL 2012
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE
THE FIRST DAY OF THE SITTING IN WHICH THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT

 SJC-11181
Commonwealth v. John Parent

The issue presented, among others, is whether the defendant was entitled to a required of finding of not guilty on an indictment alleging contributing to the delinquency of his daughter by providing her with alcoholic beverages. G.L. c. 138, §　34, prohibits "delivery" "procur[ing]" and "furnish[ing]" alcohol to persons under twenty-one, but contains exceptions permitting a parent to "procure" or "furnish" alcohol to his child but not to "deliver."

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.

June 2012