The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the conviction of a man caught with a gun in a car in Dorchester, ruling the prosecutor's reference to school shootings and snipers in his opening statement was not error.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lodge.   (more…)

A Massachusetts appellate court delivered yet another opinion related to disgraced Massachusetts chemist Annie Dookhan's work in a case that resulted in the imposition of a lengthy prison sentence.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Williams.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a superior court judge gave erroneous instructions to a jury in a murder case that prejudiced the defendant and entitled him to a new trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Allen. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed the conviction of a drug trafficker who was caught hiding 24 grams of crack cocaine in his buttocks because the discovery of the drugs happened when Brockton police officers illegally strip searched him.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Amado. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a district court judge's order suppressing a gun found during a police search of a car in a department store parking lot.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Oliveira.  (more…)