In an important decision delivered yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court limited the application of the school zone statute to defendants charged with drug dealing crimes.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Peterson.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed the conviction of a man who was found guilty of possessing a loaded firearm where the same jury found the defendant not guilty of carrying the gun to begin with.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dancy.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed a Boston man's drug conviction, ruling it was appropriate for the police to conduct the strip search that led to the discovery of the cocaine.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Vick. (more…)

A Middlesex Superior Court judge today allowed Attorney Chris Spring's motion to suppress 47 grams of heroin, 12 grams of cocaine, and thousands of dollars in cash seized from his client's bag by the police. (more…)

While acknowledging a police officer's affidavit in support of a search warrant was "not a model of detail or clarity," the Massachusetts Appeals Court today nonetheless upheld the issuance of a search warrant that led to the defendant's indictment for trafficking heroin.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Perez.  (more…)