As explained more fully in the draft Reporter’s Notes, the proposed amendments of Rules 12(c) and (d) implement the disclosure requirements from Commonwealth v. DiBenedetto, 491 Mass. 390, 405-407 (2023), when parties enter plea agreements with multiple defendants, in which the offer to one defendant is conditioned on one or more codefendants also pleading guilty (so-called “package deal” plea agreements).
The proposed amendments and draft Reporter's Notes appear at the link below. Comments should be directed to Timothy E. Maguire, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before April 17, 2024. Comments also may be emailed to timothy.maguire@jud.state.ma.us. Comments received will be made available to the public.
| Date published: | March 18, 2024 |
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