Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth v. Shaw
July 29, 2026
Summary
The Supreme Judicial Court held that the District Court docket sheet copy was not properly authenticated because it lacked an attestation, but found that the admission of the unauthenticated document did not create a substantial risk of miscarriage of justice. Accordingly, the defendant's conviction under G. L. c. 269, § 10G (a) was affirmed.