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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Reverses Rape Conviction; Rules Seizure of Date Rape Drug in Tequila Bottle was Unconstitutional

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed a Cape Cod man's convictions for rape and other sex offenses, ruling the police had unlawfully seized a tequila bottle containing the date rape drug from his home.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Kaeppeler. (more…)
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Lowell Murder Convictions Resulting from Warrantless Search of Car

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…)
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules Criminal Defendants Not Entitled to Alleged Victims’ Sealed Records

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a criminal defendant does not have the right to view the alleged victim's criminal record that had previously been sealed by a judge.  The name of the case is Wing v. Commissioner of Probation.  (more…)
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Constitutionality of Sex Crime

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday ruled the crime of indecent assault and battery on a person with an intellectual disability is not unconstitutionally vague.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. St. Louis. (more…)
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Massachusetts Appeals Court Rules Prosecution Did Not Prove Medical Examiner, In Labor at Beginning of Trial, was Unavailable to Testify

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…)
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