« Previous | 1 - 10 of 14 |
Number of results to display per page

A day in Dorchester District Court

Description: High default rate impedes progress at Dorchester District Court; one third of defendants fail to appear. Building facade and courtroom. Judge James Dolan.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/10/1989

Abortion bills pro and con

Description: Review of anti-abortion and pro-choice bills filed in state, and respective stances of Mass. politicians. Supreme Court justices seated. Bellotti plays racquetball.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/10/1989

Accounting for sentencing decisions

Description: Gov. Dukakis signs bill causing judges to account publicly for sentencing decisions, i.e. why a violent criminal might not be sent to jail.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/20/1989

Chief Justice Paul Liacos

Description: Judge Paul Liacos is nominated Chief Justice of state Supreme Judicial Court. He is applauded for attention to overcrowded jails and decrepit courthouses. Robert Rufo.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/14/1989

Chief Justice Steadman

Description: Superior Court Chief Justice Robert Steadman explains that case backlog burdens state judicial system. Rows of files, paperwork stacked in offices, clerk and judge in courtroom.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/20/1989

Defense attorney Conwell

Description: Defense attorney John Conwell supports judges accused of leniency toward drug criminals because the judges are protecting Constitutional rights.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/27/1989

Gender bias study

Description: SJC gender bias study finds that female lawyers and clients, particularly battered women, are treated unfairly. Lebanese woman at home with 2 children. Judge Lawrence Shubow.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/26/1989

Injunction on school closings

Description: Judge rules Boston School Committee cannot order school closings. Parents rejoice over injunction but still have questions about assignments.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/22/1989

Judges and the gun law

Description: Roxbury District Court judges wary of mandatory jail sentences as deterrent to illegal gun possession by juveniles. Bartley-Fox law. Courtroom. Courthouse exterior. Confiscated weapons. Judge Julian Houston.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/20/1989

Leniency toward gangs ?

Description: Dukakis in controversy over Superior Court judge's sentencing gang member Christopher Chaney to school rather than jail for car theft. Charles Barry. Dukakis at First,Inc. Askia shakes hands w/ troopers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/11/1989