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COMMONWEALTH v. DALE D., A JUVENILE

431 Mass. 757 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH v. DALE D., a juvenile.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara J. Sweeney for the juvenile.

Jennifer M. Davis, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, GREANEY, IRELAND. SPINA, & COWIN, JJ.

IRELAND, J.

The question presented in this case is whether, under G. L. c. 119, § 54, the Commonwealth may continue to proceed against a juvenile as a delinquent by complaint in the Juvenile Court after a grand jury return a "no bill," thereby failing to indict the juvenile as a youthful offender. Based on the statute's language and purpose, and in light of our decision in Commonwealth v. McCravy, 430 Mass. 758

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