COMMONWEALTH v. LYS

No. SJC-12476.

481 Mass. 1 (2018)

COMMONWEALTH, v. CHRIST O. LYS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

November 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick N. Long for the defendant.

Gabriel Pell , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

John P. Zanini , Assistant District Attorney, for District Attorney for the Berkshire District & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

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


The defendant pleaded guilty in the District Court to violating multiple controlled substances laws. He was a lawful permanent resident who had emigrated from Haiti, and his plea rendered him deportable.1 The Federal government detained the defendant and initiated deportation proceedings against him. The defendant...

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