Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Manual

A must-have resource for Connecticut real estate practice

Product Number: 1990276B00
Publication Date: 11/2/2021
Edition: 2nd Edition 2014, with 2019 & 2021 Supplements
Copyright: © 2021 MCLE, Inc.
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Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Manual

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An essential resource for attorneys who represent buyers, sellers, and insurers in residential real estate transactions. Inside, you'll find step-by-step guidance, practical advice, and real world examples. Backed by case law and statutory authority, each chapter provides a comprehensive explanation of a key aspect of residential real estate transactions. The content includes practical tips on purchase and sale agreements, deeds, title insurance, mortgages, liens, leases, easements, and covenants. Also featured is a clear treatment of foreclosure proceedings in Connecticut.

Recent updates:
- Update: June 2021
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for choosing to update your practice resource library with the 2021 edition of A Practical Guide to Residential Real Estate Transactions and Foreclosures in Connecticut.
  
  This update features
  - checklists to assist in the preparation of the purchase and sale agreement,
  - an overview of possible financing sources,
  - guidance on filling out the buyer and seller closing disclosures, and
  - several new forms related to foreclosure practice in the Connecticut court system.
  We at MCLE | New England hope that you will continue to find this manual useful in your real estate law practice and in your law library. Thank you for your continued support.
  
  Cordially,
  
  Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., Publications Attorney
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 expand

The Charging Process
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Thomas M. Hoopes, Esq., Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C.
Elizabeth A. Keeley, Esq., Women's Lunch Place
Mark Tan Lee, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Chapter 2 expand

Arraignment
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Thomas M. Hoopes, Esq., Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C.
Elizabeth A. Keeley, Esq., Women's Lunch Place
Mark Tan Lee, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Brian E. Murphy, Esq.,

Chapter 3 expand

Effective Discovery Practice
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Brian A. Wilson, Esq., Boston University School of Law

Chapter 4 expand

Production of Third-Party Records—The Dwyer Protocol
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Hon. John P. Corbett,

Exhibit 4A
- Sample Rule 17 Motion Buy Form

Exhibit 4B
- Sample Rule 17 Affidavit Buy Form

Exhibit 4C
- Sample Motion to Disclose Privileged Records and Video to Expert Buy Form

Exhibit 4D
- Sample Motion in Limine to Use Presumptively Privileged Records at Trial Buy Form

Chapter 5 expand

Early Trial Preparation: An Overview
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Peter L. Ettenberg, Esq.,
Adrienne C. Lynch, Esq., Middlesex Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Chapter 6 expand

The Pretrial Conference, Pretrial Hearing, Final Pretrial Conference, and Pretrial Disposition
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Brian A. Wilson, Esq., Boston University School of Law

Chapter 7 expand

Substantive Motion Practice
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Michael L. Tumposky, Esq., Hedges and Tumposky, LLP

Exhibit 7A
- Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained from WarrantlessSearch Buy Form

Exhibit 7B
- Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained from Warrantless Search Buy Form

Exhibit 7C
- Posthearing Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained from Warrantless Search Buy Form

Exhibit 7D
- Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained with Invalid Search Warrant Buy Form

Exhibit 7E
- Counsel’s Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained with Invalid Search Warrant Buy Form

Exhibit 7F
- Defendant’s Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained with Invalid Search Warrant Buy Form

Exhibit 7G
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained with Invalid Search Warrant (No Probable Cause) Buy Form

Exhibit 7H
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence (Search Warrant Based on Informant Information) Buy Form

Exhibit 7I
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence (Search Beyond the Scope of the Warrant) Buy Form

Exhibit 7J
- Motion to Suppress: Franks Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7K
- Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress: Franks Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7L
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress: Franks Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7M
- Motion to Suppress Evidence: Amral Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7N
- Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence: Amral Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7O
- Motion to Suppress Statements Buy Form

Exhibit 7P
- Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Statements Buy Form

Exhibit 7Q
- Counsel’s Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Statements Buy Form

Exhibit 7R
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Statements Buy Form

Exhibit 7S
- Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Identification Buy Form

Exhibit 7T
- Affidavit in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Identification Buy Form

Exhibit 7U
- Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Identification Buy Form

Exhibit 7V
- Defendant’s Motion to Sever Buy Form

Exhibit 7W
- Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in the Interests of Justice Buy Form

Chapter 8 expand

Recurring Pretrial Issues
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Jeffrey A. Garland, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services

Chapter 9 expand

Interlocutory Appeals
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Patricia A. DeJuneas, Esq., Sibbison, DeJuneau & Allen LLP
Bethany Stevens, Esq., Administrative Office of the District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Chapter 10 expand

The Media, the Open Courtroom and High Profile Cases
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Kevin M. Mitchell, Esq., Law Office of Kevin M. Mitchell
Max D. Stern, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP

Chapter 11 expand

Empaneling the Jury
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Alexa Pascucci, Esq., Northwestern District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Thomas H. Townsend, Esq., Northwestern District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Cynthia M. Von Flatern, Esq., Northwestern District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Exhibit 11A
- Voir Dire Checklist of Issues to Consider Buy Form

Exhibit 11B
- Sample Defendant’s Voir Dire Questions (Drug Case) Buy Form

Exhibit 11C
- Sample Defendant’s Voir Dire Questions (Homicide) Buy Form

Chapter 12 expand

The Opening Statement
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Daniel Alexander, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hon. Michael A. Vitali, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Exhibit 12A
- Opening Statement Checklist Buy Form

Chapter 13 expand

The Commonwealth’s Case
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Hon. Phyllis J. Broker, Woburn District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kevin J. Reddington, Esq., Law Office of Kevin J. Reddington

Chapter 14 expand

The Defendant’s Case
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Hon. Phyllis J. Broker, Woburn District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kevin J. Reddington, Esq., Law Office of Kevin J. Reddington

Chapter 15 expand

Evidentiary Issues
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Michael A. Collora, Esq.,
Alexandra Watson, Esq., Hogan Lovells LLP

Exhibit 15A
- Defense Counsel’s Motion in Limine Checklist Buy Form

Exhibit 15B
- Example Motion in Limine to Admit Testimony of Others as Evidence of State of Mind Buy Form

Exhibit 15C
- Sample Examination of a First Complaint Witness Buy Form

Chapter 16 expand

Forensic Evidence and Expert Witnesses
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Katherine E. McMahon, Esq., Hampden County District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Shane T. O'Sullivan, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Chapter 17 expand

Specific Issues with Respect to Children
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Judith N. Cowan, Esq., The Law Office of Judith N. Cowan
Elizabeth G. Dineen, Esq., Bay Path College
Joel Rosen, Esq., Rosen & Goyal, PC

Chapter 18 expand

Special Trial Issues
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R.J. Cinquegrana, Esq., Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Hon. Joshua I. Wall, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Chapter 19 expand

The Closing Argument
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Daniel Alexander, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hon. Michael A. Vitali, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Chapter 20 expand

Events at the End of Trial
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Juliane Balliro, Esq.,
Brett J. Vottero, Esq.,

Chapter 21 expand

The Verdict
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Juliane Balliro, Esq.,
Brett J. Vottero, Esq.,

Chapter 22 expand

Sentencing and Alternative Dispositions
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Benjamin L. Falkner, Esq., Krasnoo, Klehm & Falkner LLP

Exhibit 22A
- Sentencing Guidelines Grid Buy Form

Chapter 23 expand

Posttrial Events
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Kevin J. Curtin, Esq., Worcester District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William H. Kettlewell, Esq., Hogan Lovells LLP

Exhibit 23A
- Postconviction Counsel’s Checklist for Padilla Motions Buy Form

Exhibit 23B
- Checklist for Filing an Appeal Buy Form
Editors & Authors

Editor(s)

Hon. Kathe M. Tuttman,

Author(s)

Daniel Alexander, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Brockton

Juliane Balliro, Esq.,

Hon. Phyllis J. Broker, Woburn District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Woburn

R.J. Cinquegrana, Esq., Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston

Michael A. Collora, Esq.,

Hon. John P. Corbett, Scituate

Judith N. Cowan, Esq., The Law Office of Judith N. Cowan, Danvers

Kevin J. Curtin, Esq., Worcester District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester

Patricia A. DeJuneas, Esq., Sibbison, DeJuneau & Allen LLP, Boston

Elizabeth G. Dineen, Esq., Bay Path College, Longmeadow

Peter L. Ettenberg, Esq.,

Benjamin L. Falkner, Esq., Krasnoo, Klehm & Falkner LLP, Andover

Hon. Daniel A. Ford,

Jeffrey A. Garland, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston

Thomas M. Hoopes, Esq., Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., Boston

Elizabeth A. Keeley, Esq., Women's Lunch Place, Boston

William H. Kettlewell, Esq., Hogan Lovells LLP, Boston

Mark Tan Lee, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

Adrienne C. Lynch, Esq., Middlesex Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Woburn

Katherine E. McMahon, Esq., Hampden County District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Springfield

Kevin M. Mitchell, Esq., Law Office of Kevin M. Mitchell, West Roxbury

Brian E. Murphy, Esq.,

Shane T. O'Sullivan, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

Alexa Pascucci, Esq., Northwestern District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Northampton

Kevin J. Reddington, Esq., Law Office of Kevin J. Reddington, Brockton

Joel Rosen, Esq., Rosen & Goyal, PC, Andover

Max D. Stern, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP, Boston

Bethany Stevens, Esq., Administrative Office of the District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

Thomas H. Townsend, Esq., Northwestern District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Northampton

Michael L. Tumposky, Esq., Hedges and Tumposky, LLP, Boston

Hon. Michael A. Vitali, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Brockton

Cynthia M. Von Flatern, Esq., Northwestern District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Northampton

Brett J. Vottero, Esq., Springfield

Hon. Joshua I. Wall, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

Alexandra Watson, Esq., Hogan Lovells LLP, Boston

Brian A. Wilson, Esq., Boston University School of Law, Boston

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Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Manual

A must-have resource for Connecticut real estate practice

Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Manual

A must-have resource for Connecticut real estate practice

Choose Format:

Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

The Charging Process

Arraignment

Effective Discovery Practice

Production of Third-Party Records—The Dwyer Protocol

Exhibit 4A

Exhibit 4B

Exhibit 4C

Exhibit 4D

Early Trial Preparation: An Overview

The Pretrial Conference, Pretrial Hearing, Final Pretrial Conference, and Pretrial Disposition

Substantive Motion Practice

Exhibit 7A

Exhibit 7B

Exhibit 7C

Exhibit 7D

Exhibit 7E

Exhibit 7F

Exhibit 7G

Exhibit 7H

Exhibit 7I

Exhibit 7J

Exhibit 7K

Exhibit 7L

Exhibit 7M

Exhibit 7N

Exhibit 7O

Exhibit 7P

Exhibit 7Q

Exhibit 7R

Exhibit 7S

Exhibit 7T

Exhibit 7U

Exhibit 7V

Exhibit 7W

Recurring Pretrial Issues

Interlocutory Appeals

The Media, the Open Courtroom and High Profile Cases

Empaneling the Jury

Exhibit 11A

Exhibit 11B

Exhibit 11C

The Opening Statement

Exhibit 12A

The Commonwealth’s Case

The Defendant’s Case

Evidentiary Issues

Exhibit 15A

Exhibit 15B

Exhibit 15C

Forensic Evidence and Expert Witnesses

Specific Issues with Respect to Children

Special Trial Issues

The Closing Argument

Events at the End of Trial

The Verdict

Sentencing and Alternative Dispositions

Exhibit 22A

Posttrial Events

Exhibit 23A

Exhibit 23B

Editor(s)

Author(s)