The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of a defendant who shot a man in Dorchester, causing the victim to sustain serious lower body injuries.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Beal.  (more…)

In an important decision delivered today, the United States Supreme Court reversed the capital murder conviction of a Georgia inmate who was found guilty after the racist prosecution team excluded all of the black prospective  jurors from being seated on his case.  The name of the case is Foster v. Chatman.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected a convicted murderer's appeal yesterday, concluding that while certain evidence used against him at his trial was improperly admitted, it did not affect the outcome of the case.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Valentin.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the conviction of a man caught with a gun in a car in Dorchester, ruling the prosecutor's reference to school shootings and snipers in his opening statement was not error.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lodge.   (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed the identify fraud conviction for a man found guilty of attempting to steal from the charity set up to help Boston Marathon bombing victims, but the defendant's other convictions will keep him in prison for three years.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Mattier.  (more…)