In an interesting opinion delivered today, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that a convicted criminal who failed to report to jail on time to serve his sentence could be convicted of escape for his failure to appear.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Porter.  (more…)

The federal jury that recently convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of participating in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing today unanimously voted to sentence him to death. (more…)

Two high-profile Massachusetts criminal trials are now underway and testimony is expected to continue this week in both. (more…)

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…)

A federal judge today sentenced former Massachusetts Probation Commissioner John O'Brien to serve 18 months in federal prison resulting from his recent convictions for racketeering, mail fraud, and conspiracy.  U.S. District Court Judge William Young's sentence was far less than the 70-month sentence that was recommended by the government.  One of O'Brien's deputies was...