Posted on October 6, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a Winthrop man who stabbed to death his friend during an alcohol-fueled fight. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. LaCoy. (more…)
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Posted on September 22, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld the jail sentence and conditions of probation against a 71-year-old Somerville woman who pushed her Muslim tenant down the stairs of her triple-decker. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Obi. (more…)
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Posted on September 15, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed the murder conviction of a man who gunned down an off-duty Revere police officer, ruling that the trial judge committed reversible error by refusing to instruct the jury to consider whether the defendant was acting in self-defense. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Iacoviello. (more…)
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Posted on September 10, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday agreed with a superior court judge that a man convicted of gunning down a Boston police detective in 1993 is entitled to a new trial. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Ellis. (more…)
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Posted on September 9, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Gloucester District Court judge's order dismissing criminal charges against a couple who hosted a drinking party for their daughter and her teenage friends. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Leonard. (more…)
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