The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed a district court judge's verdicts that a defendant was not guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol but guilty of carrying a loaded firearm while under the influence of alcohol.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Veronneau.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that although North Adams police officers improperly entered the basement of a residence, the marijuana they discovered is still admissible because a defendant's assault on one of the officers constituted an independent act that dissipated the taint of the unconstitutional search.  The name of the case is Commonwealth...

In an important decision issued today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ruled Boston police officers illegally stopped and searched a black man who was in the general vicinity of a crime scene in 2011.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Warren.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed the murder conviction of a man who gunned down an off-duty Revere police officer, ruling that the trial judge committed reversible error by refusing to instruct the jury to consider whether the defendant was acting in self-defense.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Iacoviello.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a Springfield police officer's search of a man that resulted in the seizure of 97 bags of heroin and five bags of cocaine.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gonzalez.  (more…)