Posted on February 21, 2018 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld the heroin trafficking and school zone convictions against a man who was dealing heroin near an elementary school in Billerica. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Polanco. (more…)
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Posted on February 20, 2018 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a man's conviction for heroin trafficking when it was discovered that disgraced former state chemist Annie Dookhan had analyzed the purported drugs and the prosecutor did not present sufficient independent evidence to establish the substance in question was heroin. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Rodriguez. (more…)
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Posted on February 14, 2018 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reaffirmed the principle that a police officer may stop a car for a motor vehicle infraction, despite the officer's true motive for stopping the car. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Buckley. (more…)
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Posted on February 12, 2018 in
In a 4-3 decision delivered today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that when a driver gave his consent for a police officer to search "in the vehicle" for contraband, the consent to search did not extend to the area behind the air filter underneath the hood. The name of the case is Commonwealth...
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Posted on February 10, 2018 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday affirmed a former state trooper's conviction for sexually assaulting a woman he met on a dating website. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Kennedy. (more…)
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