Criminal proceedings can proceed against two former Holyoke Soldiers' Home officials accused of negligence that led to the deaths of dozens of veterans early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Thursday.
Criminal proceedings can proceed against two former Holyoke Soldiers' Home officials accused of negligence that led to the deaths of dozens of veterans early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Thursday.
Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt wrote in the majority ruling that testimony presented to the grand jury"constituted probable cause to believe that the defendants violated the elder neglect statute" and concluded Superior Court Judge Edward McDonough"erred inJustices David Lowy and Elspeth Cypher dissented, with Lowy writing that there was"insufficient evidence before the grand jury to support a finding of probable cause that the defendants acted wantonly or recklessly, as...
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