A Newburyport District Court judge yesterday found Miranda Drew guilty of kidnapping her own daughter and bringing her to New Mexico to shield her from allegedly being sexually abused by her father, according to the Boston Globe. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the guilty plea of an armed robber in an opinion that highlighted the danger criminal defendants sometimes face in pleading guilty to crimes in superior court.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Sylvia. (more…)

When the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a murder conviction in a Worcester case today, it highlighted a perilous collateral consequence - a murder conviction - that might result from participation in a felony.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Mazariego. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed the uttering conviction of a man who had withdrawn money from his account that had been funded by bad checks from his other account.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Bonilla. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a district court judge's order suppressing a gun found during a police search of a car in a department store parking lot.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Oliveira.  (more…)