A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a trial judge's order to suppress 159 pounds of marijuana discovered in a minivan being driven by the defendant, but criticized the Supreme Judicial Court ruling that compelled their decision.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Locke.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel when his attorney did not hire a medical expert to rebut the Commonwealth's allegation that he had injured his daughter by violently shaking her.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Millien.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed a district court judge's order that a gun found in the defendant's car be suppressed, as the search by state troopers violated the defendant's constitutional rights.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Meneide. (more…)

A split panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday affirmed a Revere man's conviction for involuntary manslaughter and other charges, despite the possibility that multiple jurors slept through some of the trial testimony.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Villalobos. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld a Holyoke man's conviction for aggravated rape, ruling the trial judge properly excluded evidence of the victim's sexual history pursuant to the rape shield law.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Thomas. (more…)