Posted on July 20, 2015 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of an Attleboro man who argued that the admission of the victim's autopsy photograph had denied him the opportunity to have a fair trial The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Carney. (more…)
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Posted on July 15, 2015 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld the first-degree murder conviction against a Berlin man in a Fitchburg murder, but reversed his conviction for raping the victim. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Scesny. (more…)
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Posted on July 13, 2015 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a Haverhill man who stabbed his wife to death in February of 2010. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Mulgrave. (more…)
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Posted on July 9, 2015 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a double murderer who was a juvenile at the time of his crimes has the right to be resentenced in light of new cases prohibiting a mandatory life without parole sentence for juvenile killers. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Costa. (more…)
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Posted on June 30, 2015 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that cocaine seized from a defendant's apartment was admissible at trial, despite the police officers' illegal entry into his apartment. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Komnenus. (more…)
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