The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today set in place a new set of rules that govern the resources available to incarcerated juvenile murderers who are now seeking to be released on parole.  The name of the case is Diatchenko v. District Attorney for the Suffolk District. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Boston Municipal Court judge's dismissal of a drug case where the state laboratory had not analyzed the narcotics in a timely manner.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Butler. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that the Commonwealth had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that two Taunton men were criminally liable for the loaded guns found in the attic of their apartment.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dagraca-Teixeira. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that the recent Crime Bill's reduction of drug trafficking threshold weights does not apply to defendants who were arrested before the law passed but whose cases were still pending after the law was enacted.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Didas. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that the Worcester police chief properly denied a man's application for a license to carry a firearm, where the man had been charged with (but not convicted of) beating his wife in 2005.  The name of the case is Chief of Police of the City of Worcester...