The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a defendant who beat a man to death with a baseball bat in Chelsea.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Chicas. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday affirmed a woman's money laundering conviction in a case involving the theft of more than $300,000 from her girlfriend's parents.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Braune.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a man who stabbed to death a Roxbury drug dealer.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Copeland.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today clarified the types of crimes that qualify for pretrial detention pursuant to the dangerousness statute.  The names of the cases are Scione v. Commonwealth and Commonwealth v. Barnes.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the convictions of a man who was arrested for operating under the influence of marijuana and later found guilty of possessing oxycodone and cocaine in his glove compartment.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Davis.  (more…)