The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled a defense attorney's request to strike a minority juror from hearing a criminal case was improper.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Carvalho. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court this week upheld the murder conviction of a Springfield man, ruling his attorney's failure to interview an alibi witness prior to the trial was an error, but it probably didn't make a difference.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gonzalez. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder convictions of a defendant who committed an armed robbery in Lowell in October of 2009 and, later that night, shot two men to death during a home invasion.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Hernandez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled today that the Commonwealth had not proven a medical examiner, who had gone into labor as the defendant's murder trial was beginning, was unavailable to testify four days later.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dorisca.  (more…)

In an important speech delivered yesterday at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants assured Muslims they will receive legal protection if they are victimized because of their faith. (more…)