Attorney Chris Spring successfully argued that the drugs seized from his client's Billerica home by police officers who were executing a search warrant should be suppressed because the warrant application did not establish probable cause that contraband would be found in the defendant's bedroom.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed a defendant's conviction for murdering his ex-girlfriend at her job in Webster in 2008.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Goddard.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that Boston police officers unlawfully stopped the defendant's car and therefore, the gun that was found underneath his seat should have been suppressed.  As a result, the defendant's convictions were overturned and the case will now be dismissed.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Pinto. ...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed a superior court judge's allowance of a defendant's motion to suppress a gun found in his car, which will allow the prosecution of the defendant to continue to trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Edwards.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today rejected a criminal defendant's argument that the Commonwealth should not be permitted to retry him after his first trial ended in a mistrial as a result of his attorney's misconduct.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Bryan.  (more…)