The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday delivered an important decision regarding how trial judges should talk to juries about witness identifications of defendants.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gomes. (more…)

The fallout from the Annie Dookhan scandal continued today, as the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered the rights of defendants who are successful in withdrawing their original guilty pleas.  The name of the case is Bridgeman v. District Attorney for Suffolk County. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed Lowell Building Inspector David St. Hilaire's larceny conviction that followed a real estate transaction between St. Hilaire and his 86-year-old neighbor.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. St. Hilaire. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a man who was found guilty of a decades-old killing in Boston.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Scott. (more…)

The Supreme Judicial Court delivered an important decision yesterday regarding the level of proof necessary to prove that a criminal defendant had knowledge that his driver's license was suspended.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Oyewole.  (more…)