The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld convictions against a defendant for motor vehicle crimes, holding that the trial judge properly handled a situation where a juror made a racist joke before jury deliberations began.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Hart.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously reversed the Appeals Court yesterday in an important decision that reaffirms police officers must issue motor vehicle citations in a timely manner.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. O'Leary.  (more…)

In an important decision delivered yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court limited the reach of a law that imposes a mandatory minimum jail sentence on a specific type of license suspension crime.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Nascimento.  (more…)

A Middlesex Superior Court jury deliberated approximately four hours today before finding Attorney Chris Spring's client not guilty of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the conviction of a Peabody man who fled the scene after a motorcyclist slammed into his car on a Lynn street in July of 2013.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. McEvoy.  (more…)