The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of a defendant who shot a man in Dorchester, causing the victim to sustain serious lower body injuries.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Beal.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected a convicted murderer's appeal yesterday, concluding that while certain evidence used against him at his trial was improperly admitted, it did not affect the outcome of the case.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Valentin.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the conviction of a man caught with a gun in a car in Dorchester, ruling the prosecutor's reference to school shootings and snipers in his opening statement was not error.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lodge.   (more…)

A Massachusetts appellate court delivered yet another opinion related to disgraced Massachusetts chemist Annie Dookhan's work in a case that resulted in the imposition of a lengthy prison sentence.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Williams.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a superior court judge gave erroneous instructions to a jury in a murder case that prejudiced the defendant and entitled him to a new trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Allen. (more…)