The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a superior court judge's decision not to seal the criminal record of a man charged with murder, and remanded the case to the superior court for further consideration.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Doe.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the murder conviction of a man who stabbed to death a Fall River woman in 2005.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Holley.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a Mansfield man who murdered his six-year-old daughter in July of 2009.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Griffin.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a Roxbury man while affirming the trial judge's rare decision to allow the jurors to pose questions to the witnesses.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gomes.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a Winthrop man who stabbed to death his friend during an alcohol-fueled fight.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. LaCoy.  (more…)