Posted on July 14, 2016 in
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…)
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Posted on July 13, 2016 in
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to litigate a probation surrender hearing without an attorney, despite the fact that eight prior attorneys had withdrawn from representing the defendant as a result of his abusive conduct.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...
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Posted on July 8, 2016 in
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…)
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Posted on July 5, 2016 in
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…)
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Posted on July 2, 2016 in
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…)
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