The Court can and should take judicial notice of relevant state law. See Bowen v. Johnston, 306 U.S. 19, 23 (1939); Smith v. Pasqualetto, 246 F.2d 765 (1st Cir. 1957). The law is clear that in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a prosecution for conspiracy to commit murder falls within the six-year “catchall provision” of MGL c.277, § 63. Commonwealth v. McLaughlin, 726 N.E.2d 959, 966 (“The plain meaning of the statute places conspiracy to commit murder in the six-year catchall provision.”) The defense has consistently criticized the government for the so-called “deals” it has made with witnesses, and has berated those witnesses who allegedly received “deals” from the Case 1:99-cr-10371-DJC Document 1105 Filed 07/02/13 Page 1 of 2 government.