The Massachusetts Appeals Court today rejected a convicted rapist's latest request for a new trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Laguer.  (more…)

The Boston Globe today reported that Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Robert Kane has ordered a new trial for a man who was convicted of rape based largely on a type of forensic hair analysis that has since been discredited.  Yvonne Abraham wrote the article. (more…)

A freak car accident on Route 128 in Lexington yesterday afternoon left a 26-year-old man dead.  It has not yet been decided whether the driver of the other vehicle will be charged with motor vehicle homicide. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled a district court judge violated the Rules of Criminal Procedure by imposing a "Commonwealth-capped" plea on a defendant.  The name of the case is Charbonneau v. Presiding Justice of the Holyoke Division of the District Court Department. (more…)

Attorney Chris Spring convinced a jury today to find his client not guilty of beating a woman in the head with a baseball bat.  (more…)