The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the second-degree murder conviction of a man who shot to death a drug dealer when he was 17 years old.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lugo.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that the police must ordinarily obtain a search warrant before obtaining the real-time location of a suspect's cell phone.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Almonor.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed a man's convictions related to his kidnapping his own children from a foster home in Braintree in 2013.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lockwood.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a Massachusetts prosecutor can read into evidence the previous testimony given by a crime victim, where the victim has subsequently died and is obviously not available to testify at the trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Fontanez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a Suffolk Superior Court judge's order suppressing a gun found during the execution of a search warrant, because the information contained in the warrant application was two months old.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Hart.  (more…)