The Massachusetts Appeals Court today held it was error for a superior court judge to order bail posted on behalf of the defendants by their family members could be used to partially satisfy a large restitution order against them.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Unitt.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder convictions against two men who robbed and shot to death a drug dealer in a Fall River housing complex.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Mendez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a superior court judge's decision to prohibit a witness in a murder case from offering an opinion that a gun (shown to her in a police photograph) was used by the defendant during the crime.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Thomas.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed the disorderly conduct conviction of a man who was involuntarily transported to the psychiatric wing of a hospital before scuffling with security officers.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Accime.  (more…)

Attorney Chris Spring successfully argued that the drugs seized from his client's Billerica home by police officers who were executing a search warrant should be suppressed because the warrant application did not establish probable cause that contraband would be found in the defendant's bedroom.  (more…)