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The Massachusetts SJC heard arguments in Commonwealth v. Rainey regarding the 4th amendment implications of police officer bodycam footage. In this case, an officer responded to a call at the defendant’s house and had a bodycam recording the outside and what could be seen of the inside of their house…

In Massachusetts, a continuance without a finding — or CWOF — is equivalent to a “no-contest” plea in other states. It’s an admission that the Commonwealth would be able to prove the charges in court, but it’s in the defendant’s best interests to simply end the case. After entering this…