In an opinion released today, the Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a Saugus mother's conviction for beating her daughter despite expressing concern about the trial judge's suggestion that he might jail the young victim for committing perjury.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Beaulieu.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a man who stabbed to death a Fall River woman in 2005.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Holley.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a woman's conviction for operating under the influence of alcohol, ruling her medical records from an ambulance company and a hospital were properly admitted at her trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Palacios.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed the conviction of a man who was found guilty of possessing a loaded firearm where the same jury found the defendant not guilty of carrying the gun to begin with.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dancy.  (more…)

In upholding the defendant's conviction for committing an assault and battery against his former girlfriend, the Supreme Judicial Court provided guidance as to what constitutes a "substantive dating relationship" in the context of the new domestic violence law.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dustin. (more…)