The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that defendants accused of murder, rape, and sexual offenses against children are entitled to request individual questioning of potential jurors about their potential racial or ethnic prejudices when the alleged victim is a different race.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Colon. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a man who lied to the police about being present at a murder scene and refused to cooperate with the investigation should not have been convicted of being an accessory after the fact.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Rivera.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the second-degree murder conviction of a man who shot to death a drug dealer when he was 17 years old.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lugo.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that the police must ordinarily obtain a search warrant before obtaining the real-time location of a suspect's cell phone.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Almonor.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed a man's convictions related to his kidnapping his own children from a foster home in Braintree in 2013.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lockwood.  (more…)