A Newburyport District Court judge yesterday found Miranda Drew guilty of kidnapping her own daughter and bringing her to New Mexico to shield her from allegedly being sexually abused by her father, according to the Boston Globe. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled there was probable cause to arrest a man who drunkenly stumbled along a set of train tracks while holding onto his 11-year-old son.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Coggeshall. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled a district court judge violated the Rules of Criminal Procedure by imposing a "Commonwealth-capped" plea on a defendant.  The name of the case is Charbonneau v. Presiding Justice of the Holyoke Division of the District Court Department. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a criminal defendant does not have the right to view the alleged victim's criminal record that had previously been sealed by a judge.  The name of the case is Wing v. Commissioner of Probation.  (more…)

According to the Boston Globe, a husband and wife who both work as teachers in Massachusetts public schools have been sentenced to serve 30 days in jail following their convictions for furnishing alcohol to a minor.  (more…)