The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today refused to overrule an important evidentiary ruling made by the trial judge overseeing the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.  The full opinion can be read here.  (more…)

The first-degree murder trial of former New England Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez continues this week, with the attorneys arguing over whether recordings of Hernandez's jailhouse telephone conversations should be played for the jury. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Boston Municipal Court judge's dismissal of a drug case where the state laboratory had not analyzed the narcotics in a timely manner.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Butler. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that the Commonwealth had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that two Taunton men were criminally liable for the loaded guns found in the attic of their apartment.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dagraca-Teixeira. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that the recent Crime Bill's reduction of drug trafficking threshold weights does not apply to defendants who were arrested before the law passed but whose cases were still pending after the law was enacted.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Didas. (more…)