Posted on October 4, 2019 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a Malden man who strangled his girlfriend to death in their apartment in 2012. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Moseley. (more…)
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Posted on October 3, 2019 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today overturned an involuntary manslaughter conviction against a defendant whose friend died of a drug overdose after shooting heroin provided to him by the defendant. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Carrillo. (more…)
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Posted on September 19, 2019 in
In a split decision, the Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the gun conviction resulting from a motor vehicle stop by a state trooper in Lawrence. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Silvelo. (more…)
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Posted on September 13, 2019 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today partially reversed a former New Bedford police officer's conviction for sexually abusing a young girl and ordered him to be resentenced. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gomes. (more…)
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Posted on September 11, 2019 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a prisoner is entitled to have his cell phones returned to him, despite the presence of sexually-explicit images of the victim on the phones. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Salmons. (more…)
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