An Ayer District Court jury took only 15 minutes today to find a client of Spring & Spring not guilty of negligently operating his motor vehicle.  Attorney Chris Spring tried the case. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a trial judge's decision to allow a convicted Holyoke drug dealer to withdraw his guilty plea based on the misconduct of a state-employed chemist. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Ubeira-Gonzalez. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today denied the Suffolk District Attorney's efforts to retry a defendant for murder and armed assault with intent to murder, and instead entered findings of not guilty.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Simpkins. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of a man who gunned down a Jamaica Plain convenience store clerk in 2009.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Corliss. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday delivered an important decision regarding how trial judges should talk to juries about witness identifications of defendants.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gomes. (more…)