Posted on July 5, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed several sex convictions against a defendant whose trial was improperly tainted by irrelevant evidence that the defendant possessed gay pornography. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Christie. (more…)
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Posted on June 21, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a prosecutor's closing argument in a child rape case was so inappropriate that the defendant is entitled to a new trial. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dirgo. (more…)
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Posted on June 16, 2016 in
A Lowell Superior Court jury today found Attorney Chris Spring's client not guilty of assault with intent to rape, indecent assault and battery on a person with an intellectual disability, and indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14. (more…)
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Posted on May 27, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court yesterday upheld a Holyoke man's conviction for aggravated rape, ruling the trial judge properly excluded evidence of the victim's sexual history pursuant to the rape shield law. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Thomas. (more…)
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Posted on March 31, 2016 in
When the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a murder conviction in a Worcester case today, it highlighted a perilous collateral consequence - a murder conviction - that might result from participation in a felony. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Mazariego. (more…)
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