The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday affirmed a defendant's first-degree murder conviction after he stabbed his friend 69 times with a knife.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Deconinck.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a defendant who strangled to death a man who had allegedly sexually assaulted him.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Cruzado.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the murder conviction against a mentally ill man who viciously stabbed his estranged girlfriend to death.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Waweru.  (more…)

In an interesting decision delivered today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed a defendant's conviction for intimidation of a witness because the defendant's intimidating conduct occurred before a crime had been committed.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Fragata.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court concluded yesterday that a judge has the authority to order a defendant on probation to refrain from using drugs, even if the defendant is addicted to drugs.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Eldred. (more…)