The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld the heroin trafficking and school zone convictions against a man who was dealing heroin near an elementary school in Billerica.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Polanco. (more…)

In a 4-3 decision delivered today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that when a driver gave his consent for a police officer to search "in the vehicle" for contraband, the consent to search did not extend to the area behind the air filter underneath the hood.  The name of the case is Commonwealth...

In a troubling decision issued today, the Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a district court judge's ruling that allowed a police officer to seize the defendant, later found to be carrying a gun, for no reason other than he was walking next to a man who was wanted for a prior shooting.  The name of...

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office was forced to dismiss drug dealing charges against Attorney Chris Spring's client this week after a judge allowed Attorney Spring's motion to suppress the seized heroin and cocaine. (more…)

Following a recent evidentiary hearing in Lowell District Court, a judge has ruled that Attorney Chris Spring's client was subjected to an unconstitutional interrogation by Lowell police officers that led to the discovery of heroin.  Because of the officers' improper conduct, the judge suppressed the drugs and the assistant district attorney was forced to...