The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today refused to dismiss a Cambridge drug dealer's conviction for a school zone violation, despite the Legislature's recent decision to reduce school zones to a distance that would not have applied to the defendant's crime.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Walter Thompson. (more…)

Robert Ferrante, a doctor who worked at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, was convicted by a Pennsylvania jury yesterday of murdering his wife by poisoning her with cyanide. (more…)

Today boston.com reported that federal prosecutors are recommending that the former Massachusetts state probation commissioner, John O'Brien, serve 5 years and 10 months in prison following his convictions for racketeering, mail fraud, and conspiracy. (more…)

In an important decision delivered today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court expressed concern about the guidelines used by the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) in classifying sex offenders.  The name of the case is John Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 68549 v. Sex Offender Registry Board. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a man who gunned down an acquaintance in a car in 2010.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Miguel Roman.  (more…)