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Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Strangulation Conviction Against Bourne Man

Posted on December 31, 2019 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed a Bourne man's conviction for strangling his girlfriend, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's guilty finding.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Rogers.  (more…)
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Suppression of Trafficking Weight Cocaine Seized in Roxbury

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today agreed with the Appeals Court that a superior court judge had erroneously ruled a large amount of cocaine has been properly seized by the police.  The SJC's ruling means the drugs will no longer be admissible at the defendant's trial and he will likely go free.  The name...
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Massachusetts Appeals Court Clarifies Proof Needed to Convict a Defendant of Carrying a Loaded Gun

Posted on December 20, 2019 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a defendant's conviction for carrying a loaded firearm, concluding that the evidence was insufficient to prove the defendant knew the gun was loaded.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Grayson.  (more…)
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Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Juvenile’s Probation Violation Finding, Citing Unreliable Hearsay

Posted on December 17, 2019 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a juvenile court judge had improperly found a juvenile in violation of his probation, where the only evidence presented was in the form of unreliable hearsay offered by his probation officer.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Grant G.  (more…)
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Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Probation Violation Against Child Rapist

Posted on December 9, 2019 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a superior court judge's decision to dismiss a child rapist's alleged probation violations, concluding the defendant's probation had expired while he was involuntarily committed to the Massachusetts Treatment Center.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Pacheco.  (more…)
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