The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the guilty verdicts against a man who was convicted of a brutal Fall River assault based, in part, on his cell phone records that were obtained by the police without a warrant.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Chamberlin. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Waltham man's conviction for possessing a Nazi-issued gun in his apartment.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lovering.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Lynn man's conviction for raping his stepdaughter, holding that the trial judge improperly allowed testimony regarding the defendant's alleged confession to his wife.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Garcia.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday ruled the Commonwealth was permitted to use a defendant's statement to a police officer against him at trial, even though the defendant had been under arrest and in the custody of the Cambridge Police Department for more than six hours at the time of his statement.  The case...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today agreed a superior court judge had properly suppressed the out-of-court identification of the defendant as unduly suggestive, even where the police were not involved in the identification procedure.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Johnson.  (more…)