The Appeals Court today upheld the convictions against a man who stabbed his wife's roommate 31 times, resulting in a 15-20 year prison sentence.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Louis.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a series of convictions entered against a man for his participation in a masked armed robbery in Worcester in 2010.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lavin.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction against a man who beat to death his six-month-old son in a Chicopee apartment in 2009.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Goitia. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that the police did not act unreasonably in waiting 85 days to obtain a warrant to search a defendant's cell phones when the phones were already being held by the police pending trial.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Arthur. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that an assault victim who suffered cuts on his fingers while being slashed with a knife did not sustain a "bodily injury" as defined by the state hate crime statute.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Sudler.  (more…)