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Commonwealth v. Javaine Watson, SJC-13850

Judicial - Supreme Court · April 10, 2026

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard argument over whether Chapter 278A(post-conviction forensic-testing law) can be used to obtain non-biological digital evidence — specifically historic cell-phone data — to challenge a homicide conviction; counsel sharply disagreed on whether the statute is limited to biologically testable material or extends to phone forensics.

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