CRUZ v. COMMONWEALTH

No. 22-P-580.

102 Mass. App. Ct. 685 (2023)

ROBERTO CRUZ v. COMMONWEALTH.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts.

June 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Hornstine , Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

Steven J. Rappaport for the plaintiff.

Present: Meade, Rubin, & Blake, JJ.


The question raised by this appeal is whether the plaintiff, Roberto Cruz, is eligible to pursue a claim for compensation under G. L. c. 258D, the erroneous convictions statute (statute). See G. L. c. 258D, § 1(B)(ii). Because the facts adduced at Cruz's criminal trial supported a conviction of assault and battery, a crime for which...

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