The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed a Salem mother's conviction for attempted murder in a case where the defendant failed to provide her son with medication to treat his cancer.  The son later died when the cancer recurred and the case garnered national media attention.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v....

In an opinion delivered yesterday, the Massachusetts Appeals Court made it much easier for the Commonwealth to prove minor motor vehicle offenses (such as driving with a suspended license) by authorizing the introduction of records kept by the Registry of Motor Vehicles.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Royal.  (more…)

The United States Supreme Court today reversed the capital murder conviction of a Louisiana death row prisoner and ordered that he be given a new trial in light of the prosecutor's despicable decision to withhold exculpatory evidence from the defense team.  The name of the case is Wearry v. Cain. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a young man who killed an 84-year-old Quincy woman with the hope of sharing in the proceeds of her estate.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lally. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed the convictions of a baby's mother and the mother's boyfriend for inflicting horrific injuries on her tiny body during the first weeks of her life.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dragotta.  (more…)