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Massachusetts Appeals Court Concludes Cop Properly Stopped Car Where Passenger was Hanging Out of Window

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a district court judge's ruling that a police officer lacked constitutional authority to stop a car where the passenger was hanging out of the passenger's side window.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Kaplan. At just past midnight on October 27, 2018, an Amherst police officer...
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Massachusetts Appeals Court Suppresses Statement of Accused Springfield Murderer

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that parts of an accused murderer's statement to the police cannot be used at trial because he was not provided with his Miranda warnings.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Pinney.  (more…)
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Orders New Trial for Mattapan Man Convicted of Murdering Teenager

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a superior court judge's decision to grant a new trial to a Mattapan man who had been convicted of shooting to death a 19-year-old man following a baby shower in Roslindale.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Perez.  (more…)
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Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Rutland Gun Conviction Despite Erroneous Introduction of Defendant’s Statement at Trial

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that while a defendant's statement to the police should not have been introduced to the jury, the error was harmless and his conviction can therefore stand.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Spring.  (more…)
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Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Conviction Following Improper Jury Selection Process in Racially-Charged Wareham Case

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a man's convictions for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after concluding the trial judge improperly excluded prospective jurors who said they would view witnesses who uttered racial slurs in a negative light.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Alves.  (more…)
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