A split panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday affirmed a Revere man's conviction for involuntary manslaughter and other charges, despite the possibility that multiple jurors slept through some of the trial testimony.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Villalobos. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld a Holyoke man's conviction for aggravated rape, ruling the trial judge properly excluded evidence of the victim's sexual history pursuant to the rape shield law.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Thomas. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of a defendant who shot a man in Dorchester, causing the victim to sustain serious lower body injuries.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Beal.  (more…)

In an important decision delivered today, the United States Supreme Court reversed the capital murder conviction of a Georgia inmate who was found guilty after the racist prosecution team excluded all of the black prospective  jurors from being seated on his case.  The name of the case is Foster v. Chatman.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected a convicted murderer's appeal yesterday, concluding that while certain evidence used against him at his trial was improperly admitted, it did not affect the outcome of the case.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Valentin.  (more…)