The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of a man who participated in a shooting that killed a Billerica man in 2012.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Bin.  (more…)

For the second time in three weeks, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has reversed a Suffolk County murder conviction after the trial judge failed to determine whether the prosecutor was improperly excluding black people from serving on the jury.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Ortega. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today concluded the forfeiture by wrongdoing doctrine did not apply to a case where the defendant pressured a witness to not testify in an unrelated trial involving his friend.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Rosado.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed a Boston Municipal Court judge's decision to reinstate a defendant's driver's license seven years after his acquittal for operating under the influence of alcohol (fourth offense).  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Richards.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday overturned a Dorchester murder conviction, ruling the trial judge failed to properly consider whether the prosecutor was intentionally blocking black men from the jury.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Robertson.  (more…)