A Leicester middle school music teacher who raped his 12-year-old student had his conviction affirmed by the Massachusetts Appeals Court today.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gilman.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled this week that a superior court judge had properly precluded a defendant from introducing the opinion of an expert witness that he did not fit the profile of a pedophile.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Coates.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday affirmed the animal cruelty conviction of a man who shot his neighbor's dog in Hatfield.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Szewczyk.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld the assault and battery conviction against a man who beat his fiancee's eight-year-old son.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lark. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed several sex convictions against a defendant whose trial was improperly tainted by irrelevant evidence that the defendant possessed gay pornography.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Christie.  (more…)