The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a Massachusetts prosecutor can read into evidence the previous testimony given by a crime victim, where the victim has subsequently died and is obviously not available to testify at the trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Fontanez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a Suffolk Superior Court judge's order suppressing a gun found during the execution of a search warrant, because the information contained in the warrant application was two months old.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Hart.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a juvenile's age must be considered by a judge in determining whether the juvenile was subjected to the functional equivalent of an interrogation.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Quinones.  (more…)

A divided panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a superior court judge's ruling that a level three sex offender, on probation for dissemination of child pornography, violated the terms of his probation by trying to enter an elementary school.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Medeiros.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of a Tewksbury man for unlawfully possessing a pistol that he had legally owned while previously living in New Hampshire.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Harris.  (more…)