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'Solve It 7': Tree Trouble
"If you have a neighbor who has a tree whose limbs
are coming on your property, you have the right to cut those
limbs."
MBA President-elect Robert W.
Harnais, WHDH TV (Channel 7), February 19
In this segment of "Solve It 7" Harnais provided legal analysis
on the case of a homeowner whose house was damaged when branches
from a neighbor's tree crashed onto her roof. According to Harnais,
a homeowner has a right to cut tree limbs down if they extend onto
your property.
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New plea bargain rules
"I would
concede that, if a prosecutor agrees to a lesser charge based on an
agreement, the prosecutor should not have the rug pulled out from
underneath him."
MBA Criminal Justice Section
Vice Chair Peter Elikann, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, February
12
Elikann was quoted in a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
story about recent changes made by the Supreme Judicial Court to
rules governing pleas and plea bargains. "Neither party has to
ultimately agree with what the judge says or does, but it's very,
very helpful in resolving cases to see what the judge would
consider," said Elikann on a change to Rule 12.
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