# In the Matter of Allen

> Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · July 9, 1987 · 400 Mass. 417

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9712440

## Case

- **Full name:** In the Matter of Max J. Allen
- **Court:** Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- **Decided:** July 9, 1987
- **Citations:** 400 Mass. 417; 509 N.E.2d 1158; 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1400
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Hennessey
- **Judges:** Hennessey, Liacos, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
- **Cited by:** 17 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Hennessey, C.J.
(dissenting). I dissent. I agree with the panel of the Board of Bar Overseers which (in a split vote opposing reinstatement of the petitioner) characterized the case as “a close one.” The court has analyzed the petitioner’s request for reinstatement in accordance with criteria we have established in prior cases. In so doing, the court has placed emphasis on the strong evidence of the petitioner’s rehabilitation. Despite this evidence, I would deny reinstatement because of the extremely serious nature of the crimes for which the petitioner stands convicted.

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