The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Lawrence man's conviction for illegally carrying a firearm because the police arrested him without first establishing probable cause he was committing a crime.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Santiago.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday affirmed multiple gun convictions against a defendant who had argued the cops improperly removed him from a pickup truck and then searched the center console, finding a loaded gun.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Galarza.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed the conviction of a man who was convicted of a drug dealing crime after he was stopped in Chelsea because he was drinking in public.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Bones.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled Boston police officers acted properly in obtaining the cell site location information (CSLI) for the defendant's phone in order to locate her and remove a gun from the trunk of her car.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Raspberry.  (more…)

In a sharply-divided opinion published yesterday, the Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed a district court judge's decision that Chelsea police officers had conducted an unlawful strip search on a suspected drug dealer.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Agogo.  (more…)