The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a district court judge's order suppressing a gun found during a police search of a car in a department store parking lot.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Oliveira.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a superior court judge's decision to suppress two guns found in the interior wall of the defendant's car.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Keene. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today turned away a defendant's challenge that police officers had exceeded the scope of a warrant by searching a shed located in the back of his apartment building.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Sanchez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the guilty verdicts against a man who was convicted of a brutal Fall River assault based, in part, on his cell phone records that were obtained by the police without a warrant.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Chamberlin. (more…)

In a 4-3 decision today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a police department's search of a defendant's iPhone, concluding that the warrant issued upon a proper showing of probable cause and the search did not exceed the scope of the warrant.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dorelas.  (more…)