The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the first-degree murder conviction against a man who stabbed to death a Worcester businessman during a home invasion in the summer of 2011.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Rutherford.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed the convictions against a defendant who was arrested after police received information about his criminal activities from an unlikely source - his wife.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Abdul-Alim.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld a superior court judge's order suppressing drugs that were seized by Watertown police officers who entered an apartment, without a warrant, because it "smelled like drugs."  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Tuschall.  (more…)

In upholding a defendant's kidnapping conviction yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled the defendant had attempted to unlawfully strike women from serving on his jury.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. William Oberle.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today held it was error for a superior court judge to order bail posted on behalf of the defendants by their family members could be used to partially satisfy a large restitution order against them.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Unitt.  (more…)