In affirming a man's armed robbery conviction, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court announced a new rule related to showup identifications.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. German. (more…)

In an important case delivered today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court drastically changed the analysis for determining if a suspect has been seized by the police in the constitutional sense.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Matta.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that the police must ordinarily obtain a search warrant before obtaining the real-time location of a suspect's cell phone.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Almonor.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a Massachusetts prosecutor can read into evidence the previous testimony given by a crime victim, where the victim has subsequently died and is obviously not available to testify at the trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Fontanez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a juvenile's age must be considered by a judge in determining whether the juvenile was subjected to the functional equivalent of an interrogation.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Quinones.  (more…)