The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today concluded there was sufficient evidence to convict a Springfield man of first-degree murder, but nonetheless reduced the conviction to voluntary manslaughter.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Vargas.  (more…)

In an opinion published earlier this week, the Massachusetts Appeals Court rejected a defendant's argument that the Massachusetts law prohibiting cruelty to animals is unconstitutional.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Daly.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a murder conviction against a Fall River man who shot to death his neighbor, despite evidence that the jury deliberations had been tainted by an improper outside influence.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Miller.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today rejected a defendant's argument that his probation should not have been revoked for marijuana use, because he was using marijuana for medical purposes.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Vargas.  (more…)

An Everett man who gunned down his ex-wife in the street in front of their home had his murder conviction upheld yesterday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Philbrook.  (more…)