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COMMONWEALTH v. SANBORN

SJC-12202.

477 Mass. 393 (2017)

COMMONWEALTH v. RICHARD R. SANBORN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

June 29, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellyn H. Lazar-Moore , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Merritt Schnipper ( Robert M. Cassesso, Jr. , also present) for the defendant.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, HINES, GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, & CYPHER, JJ.

The question before us was reported by a judge in the District Court: "Whether G. L. c. 209A authorizes the police to effectuate a motor vehicle stop to serve a civil abuse prevention order?" We answer the question in the negative. We conclude that G. L. c. 209A requires law enforcement to take reasonable measures to serve abuse prevention...

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