A Massachusetts jury today found Attorney Chris Spring's client not guilty of violating a no-abuse provision of a harassment order.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the murder conviction of a South Boston man who killed his 65-year-old neighbor who sometimes sold him drugs.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Cassino. (more…)

A Newburyport District Court judge yesterday found Miranda Drew guilty of kidnapping her own daughter and bringing her to New Mexico to shield her from allegedly being sexually abused by her father, according to the Boston Globe. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the guilty plea of an armed robber in an opinion that highlighted the danger criminal defendants sometimes face in pleading guilty to crimes in superior court.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Sylvia. (more…)

When the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a murder conviction in a Worcester case today, it highlighted a perilous collateral consequence - a murder conviction - that might result from participation in a felony.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Mazariego. (more…)