The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld the assault and battery conviction against a man who beat his fiancee's eight-year-old son.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lark. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled it was improper for a superior court judge to force a defendant to litigate a probation surrender hearing without an attorney, despite the fact that eight prior attorneys had withdrawn from representing the defendant as a result of his abusive conduct.  The name of the case is...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a man who shot and killed his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lopez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed several sex convictions against a defendant whose trial was improperly tainted by irrelevant evidence that the defendant possessed gay pornography.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Christie.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld the convictions of a man who set fire to a truck belonging to a man who had sexually assaulted his sister earlier in the evening.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Balboni.  (more…)