In a case involving some of the most disturbing allegations ever to pass through a Massachusetts courtroom, the Supreme Judicial Court on Friday affirmed several sexual assault convictions against the defendant.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Mayotte. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the child rape conviction against a Maynard man who had sex with a 15-year-old girl.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Olivier. (more…)

A Leicester middle school music teacher who raped his 12-year-old student had his conviction affirmed by the Massachusetts Appeals Court today.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gilman.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled this week that a superior court judge had properly precluded a defendant from introducing the opinion of an expert witness that he did not fit the profile of a pedophile.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Coates.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled it was improper for a superior court judge to force a defendant to litigate a probation surrender hearing without an attorney, despite the fact that eight prior attorneys had withdrawn from representing the defendant as a result of his abusive conduct.  The name of the case is...