Keyword Search: GPS
SJC-10675: COMMONWEALTH vs. ERIC S. POIRIER
Argument: Not yet scheduled.
Keywords: Criminal Law - GPS - Probation - Sex Offenders
Question Presented: Whether a probationer could be held on a finding of probable cause for probation violation because the probation department was unable to supply a GPS device for him to wear.
Facts: The defendant was convicted of a sex offense and ordered to wear a GPS tracking device as a term of his probationary sentence after release from jail. Probation was unable …
SJC-10575: COMMONWEALTH vs. JOHN A. THISSELL
Amicus due February 16, 2010 - Argument: March 2, 2010
Keywords: Criminal Procedure - Evidence - GPS - Hearsay - Probation
Question Presented: Whether printed documents from a GPS monitoring center are admissible in a probation revocation hearing.
Facts: The defendant received both jail time and a probationary sentence after a number of assaults against his wife. His probation specified that he wear a GPS tracking device and remain …
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