COMMONWEALTH v. DOE


405 Mass. 676 (1989)

544 N.E.2d 860

COMMONWEALTH vs. JOHN DOE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

October 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Shaw for the witness.

Judy G. Zeprun, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


NOLAN, J.

The witness appeals from a judgment of a Superior Court judge holding him in civil contempt for refusing to produce certain items requested in a subpoena duces tecum. A single justice of the Appeals Court stayed execution of the sentence imposed on the witness pending the outcome of this appeal. We transferred the case from the Appeals Court on our own motion.

The witness is the sole stockholder, sole director, president, and treasurer of a Massachusetts...

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