The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that trial courts must keep lists containing the names of jurors, and those lists must be made available to the media and the public.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Fujita. (more…)

An Ayer District Court jury took only 15 minutes today to find a client of Spring & Spring not guilty of negligently operating his motor vehicle.  Attorney Chris Spring tried the case. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a trial judge's decision to allow a convicted Holyoke drug dealer to withdraw his guilty plea based on the misconduct of a state-employed chemist. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Ubeira-Gonzalez. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today denied the Suffolk District Attorney's efforts to retry a defendant for murder and armed assault with intent to murder, and instead entered findings of not guilty.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Simpkins. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of a man who gunned down a Jamaica Plain convenience store clerk in 2009.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Corliss. (more…)