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Published Opinions & Unpublished Decisions:  December 1, 2023

List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for December 1, 2023

Recent Published Opinions and Lists of Unpublished Decisions

• Commonwealth v. Shakespeare (SJC 12898) (November 30, 2023)

• Commonwealth v. Sosa (SJC 12166) (November 30, 2023)

• Commonwealth v. Kalila (AC 22-P-817) (November 30, 2023)

• List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for November 30, 2023

• Adoption of Ursa (AC 22-P-1048) (November 29, 2023)

• Boston Capital Funding, LLC v. BEK Winchester Winning Farm LLC (AC 22-P-630) (November 29, 2023)

• List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for November 29, 2023

• List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for November 28, 2023

• List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for November 27, 2023

• List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for November 22, 2023

• Furnas v. Cirone (SJC 13429) (November 21, 2023)

• Davis v. Noonan (SJC 13431) (November 21, 2023)

• List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for November 20, 2023

• List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for November 17, 2023

• Commonwealth v. Troche (SJC 12984) (November 16, 2023)

• Rabinowitz v. Schenkman (AC 22-P-378) (November 16, 2023)

• Obara v. Ghoreishi (AC 22-P-1032) (November 16, 2023)

• List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for November 16, 2023

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