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GRAHAM v. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE HAMPDEN DISTRICT

SJC-13386.

493 Mass. 348 (2024)

CHRIS GRAHAM & others, v. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE HAMPDEN DISTRICT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 23, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew R. Segal ( Rebecca A. Jacobstein , Committee for Public Counsel Services, & Jessica J. Lewis also present) for the plaintiffs.

Elizabeth N. Mulvey ( Thomas M. Hoopes also present) for the defendant.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Jaba Tsitsuashvili , of the District of Columbia, Anya Bidwell , of Texas, & Jay Marshall Wolman for Institute for Justice.

Daniel S. Ruzumna & Eric Beinhorn , of New York, Joshua Tepfer , of Illinois, Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot , of the District of Columbia, & Bharath Palle for Exoneration Project.

Vanessa Potkin , of New York, Stephanie Roberts Hartung , Adya Kumar , & Sharon L. Beckman for New England Innocence Project & others.

Luke Ryan for Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Katharine Naples-Mitchell for Pioneer Valley Project & others.

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

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