A Salem Superior Court jury today convicted 16-year-old Philip Chism of first-degree murder in the grisly stabbing death of his math teacher two years ago. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday affirmed the gun conviction of a man who was stopped following a fight in Lynn, even though the defendant did not fit the description of any of the fight's participants.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Johnson.  (more…)

Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Appeals Court declined to dismiss an unquestionably invalid criminal complaint by suggesting it was not in the interest of "judicial economy" to do so.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Hardin.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed the aggravated rape conviction of a man who was identified by the victim who used her "extrasensory" powers to recognize the defendant's "energy."  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Coutu.   (more…)

It took a Lowell District Court jury only 20 minutes today to find a Billerica man not guilty of possessing Oxycodone (a Class B drug) with the intent to distribute.  Attorney Chris Spring tried the case. (more…)