COMMONWEALTH v. QASIM Q.

No. SJC-13317.

491 Mass. 650 (2023)

COMMONWEALTH v. QASIM Q., a juvenile.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

April 6, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle Menken , for the juvenile.

Johanna Black , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Cristina F. Freitas & Debbie F. Freitas , for youth advocacy division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.


On August 27, 2020, the juvenile was arraigned in the Juvenile Court on two counts of an attempt to burn a public building, in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 5A (§ 5A or attempted arson statute), and two counts of malicious destruction of property of $1,200 or less, in violation of G...

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