In an important decision delivered yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled the Commonwealth is not required to present expert testimony to prove a criminal defendant, who argued he was not criminally responsible when he committed a crime, was sane.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lawson.  (more…)

A Middlesex Superior Court judge today allowed Attorney Chris Spring's motion to suppress 47 grams of heroin, 12 grams of cocaine, and thousands of dollars in cash seized from his client's bag by the police. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed that a witness to a criminal offense can be charged with a crime if he lies about what he saw.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Paquette.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a Roxbury man while affirming the trial judge's rare decision to allow the jurors to pose questions to the witnesses.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gomes.  (more…)

While acknowledging a police officer's affidavit in support of a search warrant was "not a model of detail or clarity," the Massachusetts Appeals Court today nonetheless upheld the issuance of a search warrant that led to the defendant's indictment for trafficking heroin.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Perez.  (more…)