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SJC ruling on juvenile homicide
offenders
"These are protections no other state has afforded
this class of defendants. It's a ground-breaking case."
MBA Chief Legal Counsel and
Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy, Boston Globe, March 23, 2015
Healy was quoted in a Globe story on this week's
Supreme Judicial Court ruling which allows juvenile homicide
offenders the right to a lawyer at public expense and the right to
appeal parole denials.
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Of note:
- In addition to the clip mentioned above, MBA Chief Legal
Counsel and Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy was quoted by
the State House News (via WWLP.com - "Budget bill
with $$$ for snow and ice, shelters clears Senate" - March 19) and
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly ("Budget
threatens to undo gains made by court system" - March 18) on the
proposed cuts to court funding in Governor Charlie Baker's recently
announced budget proposal.
- Healy and MBA member Fern Frolin of Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie and Lougee
were both quoted in a Newburyport News story (March 26) on joint
custody legislation in divorce cases.