Posted on December 26, 2014 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a man who was found guilty of a decades-old killing in Boston. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Scott. (more…)
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Posted on December 23, 2014 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today rejected an argument that the criminal harassment statute violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and ruled that the law is constitutional. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Johnson. (more…)
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Posted on December 19, 2014 in
The Supreme Judicial Court delivered an important decision yesterday regarding the level of proof necessary to prove that a criminal defendant had knowledge that his driver's license was suspended. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Oyewole. (more…)
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Posted on December 18, 2014 in
A Spring & Spring client who was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of property damage was found not guilty following a trial in Lowell District Court today. Attorney Chris Spring tried the case. (more…)
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Posted on December 17, 2014 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today enacted a new rule related to the situation in which a witness identifies the defendant as the perpetrator of a crime for the first time in open court in front of the jury. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Crayton. (more…)
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