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COMMONWEALTH v. LYS

No. SJC-12476.

481 Mass. 1 (2018)

COMMONWEALTH, v. CHRIST O. LYS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

November 19, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick N. Long for the defendant.

Gabriel Pell, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

John P. Zanini, Assistant District Attorney, for District Attorney for the Berkshire District & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, GAZIANO, LOWY, & BUDD, JJ.

The defendant pleaded guilty in the District Court to violating multiple controlled substances laws. He was a lawful permanent resident who had emigrated from Haiti, and his plea rendered him deportable.1 The Federal government detained the defendant and initiated deportation proceedings against him. The defendant...

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