Posted on October 3, 2014 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed the first-degree murder conviction of a man who shot to death his coworker at a Cambridge company in 2009. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Clyde Howard. The defendant and the victim both worked at Baystate Pool Supplies in Cambridge. On a January morning in 2009,...
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Posted on October 2, 2014 in
In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for future drug prosecutions, the Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed drug possession convictions of a woman that resulted from her arrest in Haverhill. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dolores Paine. In October of 2008, a state trooper came upon a pickup truck parked...
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Posted on September 25, 2014 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday affirmed a defendant's conviction for multiple counts of child rape that were based, in part, on the defendant's confessions during an instant messaging ("IM") chat with one of the prosecution witnesses. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. David Oppenheim. The defendant and his wife founded and operated...
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Posted on September 25, 2014 in
A Lowell Superior Court jury today found a Spring & Spring client not guilty of multiple counts of child rape, indecent assault and battery on a person under the age of 14, and dissemination of matter harmful to a minor. Attorney Chris Spring tried the case. (more…)
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Posted on September 12, 2014 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed the convictions yesterday of an alleged child rapist because the victim's counselor was permitted to testify that the victim exhibited the behavioral characteristics of a typical child rape survivor. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Kevin Quinn. (more…)
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