Posted on March 8, 2015 in
Two high-profile Massachusetts criminal trials are now underway and testimony is expected to continue this week in both. (more…)
Read More
Posted on February 2, 2015 in
An article in today's Lowell Sun described a new probation program that is being enacted in Lowell Superior Court that will likely lead to more defendants who are on probation going to jail. (more…)
Read More
Posted on November 4, 2014 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a man who gunned down an acquaintance in a car in 2010. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Miguel Roman. (more…)
Read More
Posted on August 17, 2014 in
The Massachusetts Legislature amended the law in 2010 regarding the rights of former defendants who wanted to seal their criminal records. On Friday, the Supreme Judicial Court issued a very important ruling clarifying the standard defendants must meet to have their criminal records sealed. Click on Commonwealth v. Pon to read the opinion. (more…)
Read More
Posted on June 25, 2014 in
On June 11, 2014, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the law allowing for community parole supervision for life (CPSL) is unconstitutional. (more…)
Read More
