The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled today that a defendant who was accused of dealing drugs within 100 feet of a private playground did not qualify for prosecution under the school/park zone law that adds an additional two-year jail term onto drug dealers' sentences.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gopaul. (more…)

A Lowell District Court judge today allowed a defense motion to suppress a gun found in the car in which our client was riding.  Unless the Commonwealth decides to appeal the judge's ruling, the case will be dismissed.  Attorney Chris Spring argued the motion. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a defendant who shot and killed a man in Lowell in 2010.  The defendant was looking for his sister's ex-boyfriend, who had allegedly kidnapped his sister the previous day.  While searching for his sister's ex-boyfriend, the defendant came upon the victim and shot...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed the murder conviction of a man who was found guilty of shooting to death a rival gang member in New Bedford in 2005.  The Court ruled that a state trooper improperly obtained a warrant to record the defendant's jailhouse confession to another inmate, in violation of the...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today refused to dismiss a Cambridge drug dealer's conviction for a school zone violation, despite the Legislature's recent decision to reduce school zones to a distance that would not have applied to the defendant's crime.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Walter Thompson. (more…)