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Corrections to published opinions will be noted below.

Opinions published in the electronic advance sheets of the Massachusetts Reports and Massachusetts Appeals Court Reports are subject to correction, amendment, and supplementation prior to publication in final form in the official bound volumes.  Such revisions are noted in the lists below.

Revisions for Massachusetts Reports

Volume, Page Case Name Description of Revision Date Revised
482, 755, 757, 759 & 760 Commonwealth v. Buttimer Correction - change references to caliber of rifle to ".32-40." 8/16/2019
482, 710 Commonwealth v. Tavares Amendment - rephrase last sentence on page. 8/16/2019
481, 844 & 846 Adjartey v. Central Division of the Housing Court Correction - change year of District Court Special Rule 211. 8/9/2019
482, 578 Commonwealth v. Wassilie Amendment - rephrase disposition of indictments from dismissal to remand with required finding. 8/2/2019
482, 581 Chelsea Housing Auth. v. McLaughlin Correction - remove repeated word "doctrine." 7/26/2019
482, 580 Chelsea Housing Auth. v. McLaughlin Correction - change effective date of statute. 7/26/2019
482, 493 Commonwealth v. Tiscione Correction - remove "not" from final sentence on page. 7/12/2019
482, 1005-1006 Snell v. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Amendment - Delete last paragraph of the opinion. 7/3/2019
480, 607-613 Commonwealth v. Ortega Amendment - add language to footnote 9; add new footnote 10; add new footnote 15; renumber subsequent footnotes; resulting text shift.  1/7/2019
480, 816-817 Commonwealth v. Moore Amendment - add new footnote 14; resulting text shift; renumber subsequent footnote. 12/10/2018
480, 1033 Sena v. Commonwealth Correction - remove repeated line at end of opinion (advance sheet e-book version only) 11/9/2018
480, 636 City of Pittsfield v. Local 447 International Brotherhood of Police Officers Correction - remove "some" from quotation in first full paragraph. 10/19/2018
480, 91-92 Commonwealth v. Eldred Correction - insert amicus brief submission; resulting text shift. 10/19/2018
480, 389 Commonwealth v. Robertson Correction - correct quotation of, and citation to, G.L c. 234A, § 67A. 9/28/2018
480, 116 - 120 Commonwealth v. Phap Buth Amendment - reorganize discussion of armed home invasion; add new footnote 8; resulting text shift; renumber subsequent footnotes. 8/3/2018
479, 681, 684 Commonwealth v. Nascimento Amendment - replace "allows" and "permits" with "requires." 7/23/2018
479, 513 - 515 Commonwealth v. Velez Amendment - add new footnote 9; resulting text shift; renumber subsequent footnote. 7/23/2018
479, 469 - 478 Commonwealth v. Seino Amendment - remove footnote 9 on page 469; resulting text shift; renumber subsequent footnotes. 7/23/2018
479, 595 Commonwealth v. Pickering Correction - change "proscribed" to "prescribed" in footnote. 7/16/2018
479, 594 & 596 Commonwealth v. Pickering Amendment - add language to clarify that proposed testimony was subject to a purported privilege. 7/16/2018
479, 442 Nguyen v. Mass. Institute of Technology Correction - change "2009" to "2008" in third line on page. 5/18/2018
479, 197 - 203 Commonwealth v. G.F. Amendment - insert new footnote 12 on page 197; resulting text shift; renumber subsequent footnotes. 5/11/2018
479, 180 - 203 Commonwealth v. G.F. Amendment - remove references to G.F. as the petitioner; add language throughout to clarify the procedural posture and address the Superior Court's rulings. 4/13/2018
479, 30 - 31 WorldWide TechServices, LLC v. Commissioner of Revenue Amendment - add case citation; change subsequent cite to same case to a short cite. 4/6/2018

Revisions for Massachusetts Appeals Court Reports

Volume, Page Case Name Description of Revision Date Revised
95, 1106 Woe, SORB No. 497341 v. SORB Amendment - add "(No. 1)" to case name after case reported again at 95, 1124. 8/16/2019
95, 1101 Commonwealth v. Thomas Supplement - further appellate review granted, 482 Mass. 1106. 8/9/2019
95, 563, 575 & 578 Commonwealth v. Suarez Amendment - rephrase references to the appearance of sentence being based upon conduct not included in convictions. 8/2/2019
95, 193 Commonwealth v. Lockwood Amendment - rephrase description of defendant's testimony. 7/26/2019
95, 1117 Sorenson v. Sorenson Correction - typo in case name. 6/28/2019
95, 1117 Adoption of Ariadne Correction - typo in case name. 6/28/2019
95, 445-449 Wahlstrom v. JPA IV Management Co. Amendment - Add reference to allowance of interlocutory appeal in case history on page 445 and in footnote 4; resulting text shift. 6/21/2019
95, 1102 Youghal LLC v. Entwistle Supplement - further appellate review granted, 482 Mass. 1102. 6/14/2019
94, 903 Sarrouf v. City of Boston Amendment - add Reporter's note to indicate that the decision was revised by a 1:28 decision, 95 Mass. App. Ct. 1114. 5/27/2019
95, 257 & 258 Commonwealth v. Melo Correction - remove "indecent" in references to lesser included offense of assault and battery. 5/17/2019
95, 219 Commonwealth v. Depina-Cooley Correction - replace "State Police" with "Boston Police." 5/17/2019
95, 1107 Jouret v. Buteau Amendment - delete final sentence of disposition regarding temporary custody. 5/3/2019
94, 565 Adoption of Luc Supplement - further appellate review granted, 481 Mass. 1107. 4/15/2019
94, 528 Lynch v. Roxbury Comprehensive Health Center, Inc. Supplement - further appellate review granted, 481 Mass. 1105. 3/18/2019
94, 337 Commonwealth v. Barreto Supplement - further appellate review granted, 481 Mass. 1105. 3/18/2019
94, 33 Butcher v. University of Massachusetts Supplement - further appellate review granted, 481 Mass. 1105. 3/18/2019
93, 1123 Commonwealth v. Torres-Pagan Supplement - further appellate review granted, 481 Mass. 1105. 3/18/2019
94, 731 Phipps v. Police Commissioner of Boston Amendment - revise description of applicability of firearm licensing statute. 2/8/2019
94, 733-734 Phipps v. Police Commissioner of Boston Amendment - revise parenthetical description of cited case. 2/8/2019
94, 1114 Bernstein v. Planning Board of Wayland Amendment - remove reference in the disposition to sec. I.(G)(4) of the consent judgment. 2/1/2019
94, 1112 Commonwealth v. Dias Amendment - remove case; decision was withdrawn. 1/18/2019
93, 1121 Commonwealth v. Abubardar Supplement - further appellate review granted, 481 Mass. 1102. 1/7/2019
94, 1105 Commonwealth v. Zagwyn Supplement - further appellate review granted, 481 Mass. 1102. 1/4/2019
94, 180 UBS Financial Services, Inc. v. Aliberti Supplement - further appellate review granted, 481 Mass. 1102. 1/4/2019
94, 1106 Commonwealth v. Stacy (Nos.1 & 2) Correction - add numbers 1 & 2 to two cases named Commonwealth v. Stacy. 11/30/2018
94, 194-196, 201-203 Commonwealth v. Resende Amendment - add references to trial judge's failure to correctly instruct himself on the law, and reword disposition to "vacated" on the charge of possession of a loaded firearm . 11/30/2018
93, 1118 Commonwealth v. Tiscione Supplement - further appellate review granted, 480 Mass. 1110. 11/16/2018
93, 856 Commonwealth v. Jeannis Supplement - further appellate review granted, 480 Mass. 1110. 11/16/2018
94, 233 Commonwealth v. Telcinord Correction - insert "supplemental" on line 5. 11/9/2018
93, 1113 Commonwealth v. Larose Supplement - further appellate review granted, 480 Mass. 1108. 10/8/2018
93, 618 Commonwealth v. Silva Correction - change "stepchildren" to "step-grandchildren." 10/8/2018
93, 1116 Commonwealth v. Tejeda Supplement - further appellate review granted, 480 Mass. 1106. 9/28/2018
93, 495 Commonwealth v. Agogo Supplement - further appellate review granted, 480 Mass. 1106. 9/28/2018
93, 19 Commonwealth v. Fredericq Supplement - further appellate review granted, 480 Mass. 1104. 8/10/2018
93, 1104 Lief-Socolow v. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. Supplement - further appellate review granted, 480 Mass. 1104. 8/10/2018
93, 1105 Commonwealth v. Pridgett Supplement - further appellate review granted, 480 Mass. 1104. 8/10/2018
93, 401 Commonwealth v. Taranovsky Amendment - remove reference to defendant's arrest. 6/29/2018
93, 6 Commonwealth v. Gonzalez Correction - remove reference to a search warrant in headnote. 6/1/2018
93, 168-169 DeLucia v. Kfoury Amendment - move reference to Mass.R.A.P. 15(c) on page 168 to the Discussion section; remove reference to Rule 15(c) on page 169. 5/11/2018
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