The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today rejected a criminal defendant's argument that the Commonwealth should not be permitted to retry him after his first trial ended in a mistrial as a result of his attorney's misconduct.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Bryan.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a man who delivered a pipe bomb to the woman he was stalking, resulting in her death.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Caruso.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed a defendant's conviction for filing a false police report because the report was made to a deputy sheriff instead of a police officer.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gernrich. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today overturned the conviction of a young man who was found guilty of firearms offenses, ruling the police lacked constitutional authority to stop and search him.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Meneus.  (more…)

In an important decision delivered today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed a drug dealing conviction after the prosecutor was permitted to elicit testimony from a police witness that the defendant did not "look" like a crack cocaine user (and, therefore, must be a dealer).  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Horne. ...