A longtime Worcester police officer was arraigned this week in Worcester Superior Court on an allegation that he beat a man who was in custody and handcuffed.  The case is being prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office at the request of the Worcester County District Attorney. (more…)

Jury selection is scheduled to begin today in Salem Superior Court in a case that alleges a high school freshman raped and killed his math teacher in Danvers, Massachusetts. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that there is a "constitutional exception" to the hearsay rule that has not been previously recognized in Massachusetts.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Drayton.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed the convictions of a Springfield man, ruling the trial judge committed reversible error in refusing to allow testimony regarding statements the alleged victim made to the defendant's attorney.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Wray.  (more…)

A Lowell District Court jury took less than half an hour this morning to find a client of Spring & Spring not guilty of assaulting a police officer.  Attorney Chris Spring tried the case. (more…)