In an important decision issued earlier this week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled a Boston cop's testimony that a car was traveling "at a speed greater than reasonable," without more, was insufficient to justify stopping the car.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Teixeira-Furtado.  (more…)

In a stunning decision today, the United States Supreme Court ruled that drugs taken from a defendant, who was unlawfully stopped and seized by a police officer, should not have been suppressed.  The name of the case is Utah v. Strieff. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed a district court judge's order that a gun found in the defendant's car be suppressed, as the search by state troopers violated the defendant's constitutional rights.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Meneide. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed the conviction of a drug trafficker who was caught hiding 24 grams of crack cocaine in his buttocks because the discovery of the drugs happened when Brockton police officers illegally strip searched him.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Amado. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the murder conviction of a South Boston man who killed his 65-year-old neighbor who sometimes sold him drugs.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Cassino. (more…)