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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies Erroneous Conviction Claims
Loaded on July 15, 2011
by Matthew Clarke
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2011, page 30
by Matt Clarke
Filed under:
Attorneys,
Attorney Misconduct,
Malpractice (Attorneys),
Damages,
Wrongful Conviction,
Wrongful Imprisonment.
Location:
Massachusetts.
On November 23, 2010, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a pair of opinions that clarify the requirements for suing the state for compensation following an erroneous conviction. Specifically, the Court clarified the requirement that the conviction must be reversed “on grounds which tend to establish innocence,” ...
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