The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today denied the Suffolk District Attorney's efforts to retry a defendant for murder and armed assault with intent to murder, and instead entered findings of not guilty.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Simpkins. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of a man who gunned down a Jamaica Plain convenience store clerk in 2009.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Corliss. (more…)

What figures to be a tedious process of picking a jury to hear the Aaron Hernandez murder case began on Friday in Fall River Superior Court.  (more…)

The fallout from the Annie Dookhan scandal continued today, as the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered the rights of defendants who are successful in withdrawing their original guilty pleas.  The name of the case is Bridgeman v. District Attorney for Suffolk County. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Springfield District Court judge's ruling that the police acted unlawfully in searching a backpack found in the trunk of a car in which the defendant was riding.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Crowley-Chester.  (more…)