In a troubling decision issued today, the Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a district court judge's ruling that allowed a police officer to seize the defendant, later found to be carrying a gun, for no reason other than he was walking next to a man who was wanted for a prior shooting.  The name of...

A Cambridge District Court jury today found Attorney Chris Spring's client not guilty of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in a case that involved allegations of significant histories of domestic violence by both parties.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed an alleged thief's conviction for stealing an elderly woman's jewelry because the investigating police officer conducted an improper identification procedure of the defendant.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Carlson.  (more…)

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office was forced to dismiss drug dealing charges against Attorney Chris Spring's client this week after a judge allowed Attorney Spring's motion to suppress the seized heroin and cocaine. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled it was proper for a Suffolk Superior Court judge to prohibit certain individuals from attending a murder trial with overtones of gang violence and witness intimidation.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Fernandes.  (more…)