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.