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What Is a Show-Cause Hearing in Massachusetts?

June 2nd, 2018

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William Barabino

Contributor: William Barabino

If you receive a District Court or Boston Municipal Court notice about an application for a criminal complaint, you may be facing a show-cause hearing — also called a clerk-magistrate hearing. This is often the court’s first look at whether a cri…

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