The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a Winthrop man who stabbed to death his friend during an alcohol-fueled fight.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. LaCoy.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld the assault and battery conviction and jail sentence imposed against a Springfield man who was convicted by a jury despite the alleged victim's failure to testify at the trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Rodriguez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld the jail sentence and conditions of probation against a 71-year-old Somerville woman who pushed her Muslim tenant down the stairs of her triple-decker.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Obi.    (more…)

In upholding a woman's animal cruelty conviction for starving her dog to death, the Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled it was proper for the trial judge to prohibit her from owning any pets as a condition of her probation.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Waller.  (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…)