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COMMONWEALTH v. CARSON C.

SJC-13107.

489 Mass. 54 (2022)

COMMONWEALTH v. CARSON C., a juvenile.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

January 31, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor Henley, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the juvenile.

Donna-Marie Haran, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Timothy J. Cruz, District Attorney, & Patricia Reilly, Assistant District Attorney, for District Attorney for the Plymouth District, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Cristina F. Freitas, Debbie F. Freitas, & Joshua M. Daniels, for Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

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

In this case, we are asked to decide whether a Juvenile Court judge abused his discretion under G. L. c. 123, § 15(a), or violated a juvenile's rights to due process, in denying the juvenile's motion to continue his arraignment for a competency evaluation. We also consider whether, after...

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