The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a man who shot and killed his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lopez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed several sex convictions against a defendant whose trial was improperly tainted by irrelevant evidence that the defendant possessed gay pornography.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Christie.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld the convictions of a man who set fire to a truck belonging to a man who had sexually assaulted his sister earlier in the evening.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Balboni.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled a 17-year-old girl was properly charged with involuntary manslaughter after goading her boyfriend into killing himself.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Carter.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a defendant, who ate a packet of heroin to prevent its seizure by a police officer, could be charged with violating the witness intimidation statute.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Tejeda. (more…)