The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today determined that a defendant's conviction for first-degree murder should be reduced to second-degree murder, which will potentially allow the defendant to be released on parole in the future.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Salazar. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today changed the language of the model jury instruction for cases involving the prosecution of pimps.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Brown.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed a man's first-degree murder conviction for his participation in the killing of a 21-year-old woman.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Parker.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the first-degree murder conviction against a defendant who gunned down a man leaving a house party in Springfield in 2007.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Ayala. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction against a man who beat to death his six-month-old son in a Chicopee apartment in 2009.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Goitia. (more…)