A Middlesex Superior Court judge today allowed Attorney Chris Spring's motion to suppress 47 grams of heroin, 12 grams of cocaine, and thousands of dollars in cash seized from his client's bag by the police. (more…)

While acknowledging a police officer's affidavit in support of a search warrant was "not a model of detail or clarity," the Massachusetts Appeals Court today nonetheless upheld the issuance of a search warrant that led to the defendant's indictment for trafficking heroin.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Perez.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a district court judge's ruling that Boston police officers unlawfully searched an arrestee's backpack that was found in the back of his car that was about to be towed.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Nicoleau.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that although North Adams police officers improperly entered the basement of a residence, the marijuana they discovered is still admissible because a defendant's assault on one of the officers constituted an independent act that dissipated the taint of the unconstitutional search.  The name of the case is Commonwealth...

In an important decision issued today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ruled Boston police officers illegally stopped and searched a black man who was in the general vicinity of a crime scene in 2011.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Warren.  (more…)