The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the second-degree murder convictions of a man who, along with his friend, killed two homeless men in Hingham in 2005.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Winquist.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday ruled that when a defendant causes multiple injuries to a child on a single occasion, the defendant can be convicted of only one count of wantonly or recklessly permitting injury to a child.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Traylor. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of an Attleboro man who argued that the admission of the victim's autopsy photograph had denied him the opportunity to have a fair trial  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Carney. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld the first-degree murder conviction against a Berlin man in a Fitchburg murder, but reversed his conviction for raping the victim.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Scesny. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a Haverhill man who stabbed his wife to death in February of 2010.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Mulgrave. (more…)