The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a defendant who beat a man to death with a baseball bat in Chelsea.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Chicas. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday affirmed a woman's money laundering conviction in a case involving the theft of more than $300,000 from her girlfriend's parents.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Braune.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the sex offense conviction against a man who was identified masturbating in a health club sauna in Tisbury in 2016.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Fielding.  (more…)

A Lowell District Court judge today agreed with Attorney Chris Spring's argument that his client had been illegally searched by a Lowell police officer.  Accordingly, the judge ordered the bags of Fentanyl seized from the defendant's pocket to be suppressed, which will likely result in a dismissal of the case. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a man who stabbed to death a Roxbury drug dealer.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Copeland.  (more…)