Posted on January 12, 2016 in
Attorney Christopher Spring yesterday argued before the Massachusetts Appeals Court that his client's conviction for trafficking marijuana should be reversed and remanded to superior court for a new trial. (more…)
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Posted on January 1, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court this week upheld the murder conviction of a Springfield man, ruling his attorney's failure to interview an alibi witness prior to the trial was an error, but it probably didn't make a difference. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gonzalez. (more…)
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Posted on December 23, 2015 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled today that the Commonwealth had not proven a medical examiner, who had gone into labor as the defendant's murder trial was beginning, was unavailable to testify four days later. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dorisca. (more…)
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Posted on December 18, 2015 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a man who participated in a drug rip in New Bedford that resulted in the shooting death of a drug dealer. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Cole. (more…)
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Posted on December 10, 2015 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday affirmed the gun conviction of a man who was stopped following a fight in Lynn, even though the defendant did not fit the description of any of the fight's participants. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Johnson. (more…)
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