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COMMONWEALTH v. WOLCOTT

No. 08-P-1047.

77 Mass. App. Ct. 457 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH v. DONNA WOLCOTT.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

August 25, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Fellows for the defendant.

Marcia B. Julian, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MILLS, KATZMANN, & FECTEAU, JJ.

KATZMANN, J.

The defendant, Donna Wolcott, appeals her convictions by a Superior Court jury for solicitation to commit a felony (murder), and two violations of abuse prevention orders. Informed by recent United States Supreme Court and Supreme Judicial Court decisions not available to the careful Superior Court judge, we reverse the order denying the motion for new trial on the grounds that an unconstitutional closure of the court room took place. In light of the...

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