The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today rejected an argument that the criminal harassment statute violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and ruled that the law is constitutional.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Johnson. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today enacted a new rule related to the situation in which a witness identifies the defendant as the perpetrator of a crime for the first time in open court in front of the jury.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Crayton. (more…)

A Lowell District Court judge today allowed a defense motion to suppress a gun found in the car in which our client was riding.  Unless the Commonwealth decides to appeal the judge's ruling, the case will be dismissed.  Attorney Chris Spring argued the motion. (more…)

The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next Monday in a case that pits the defendant's First Amendment right to free speech against a criminal law that was used to prosecute him for threatening his ex-wife.  The name of the case is Elonis v. United States. (more…)

The Boston Globe's Maria Cramer reported today that Massachusetts Superior Court Judge E. Susan Garsh has denied former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's motion to transfer his case out of Bristol County.  (more…)