The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed the sex conviction of a Lynn oral surgeon who had been convicted of fondling the breast of a sedated high school student.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Hatzigiannis. (more…)

In an important decision delivered today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a police officer lacks the constitutional authority to stop a motor vehicle simple because the smell of marijuana smoke is emanating from the inside of the car.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Rodriguez.  (more…)

A Lowell District Court jury took less than half an hour this morning to find a client of Spring & Spring not guilty of assaulting a police officer.  Attorney Chris Spring tried the case. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday reversed a man's conviction for first-degree murder, concluding that the cumulative errors by his defense attorney and the prosecutor deprived him of a fair trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Niemic.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a pen does not qualify as a deadly weapon pursuant to the Massachusetts Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA).  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Rezendes. (more…)