A Massachusetts jury today found Attorney Chris Spring's client not guilty of violating a no-abuse provision of a harassment order.  (more…)

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 yesterday ruled that a trial court judge has the authority to revoke a defendant's personal recognizance and lock him up even if the defendant had already defaulted and was no longer "on release" as required by the statute.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Morales. (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…)