Massachusetts Criminal Attorney BlogThe Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that parts of an accused murderer’s statement to the police cannot be used at trial because he was not provided with his Miranda warnings. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Pinney. Continue reading ›
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Fall River Man’s Murder Conviction After it Took More than Two Decades to Charge Him
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed a Fall River man’s conviction for murdering his neighbor in 1988. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Tavares. Continue reading ›
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Convictions in Chelsea Double Murder Case
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday affirmed a man’s conviction for murdering two Chelsea residents during the course of an armed robbery. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Andre. Continue reading ›
Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Conviction in Vicious Jail Assault
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed an inmate’s conviction for slashing another inmate with a homemade weapon at the Norfolk County House of Correction in 2012. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Inoa. Continue reading ›
Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Mayhem Conviction Related to Victim Having his Finger Amputated over Money Dispute
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today affirmed a woman’s convictions for multiple crimes, including mayhem, after determining the evidence was sufficient to prove she directed one of her employees to cut off the finger of another of her employees. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Silvia. Continue reading ›
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Excludes Evidence Illegally Seized from Defendant’s Cell Phone by Police in Lynn Murder Case
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld a superior court judge’s decision to prohibit the Commonwealth from introducing evidence seized by the police from a cell phone found in the defendant’s pocket when he was arrested in connection with a murder investigation. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Barillas. Continue reading ›
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Orders New Trial for Mattapan Man Convicted of Murdering Teenager
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a superior court judge’s decision to grant a new trial to a Mattapan man who had been convicted of shooting to death a 19-year-old man following a baby shower in Roslindale. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Perez. Continue reading ›
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Approves of Blind Juror
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the guilty verdict delivered by a jury that included a blind juror. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Heywood. Continue reading ›
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Lawrence Triple Murder Conviction
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed a Lawrence man’s convictions for murdering his wife and her two teenage children in 2011. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Tejada. Continue reading ›
Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Juvenile’s Probation Violation Finding, Citing Unreliable Hearsay
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that a juvenile court judge had improperly found a juvenile in violation of his probation, where the only evidence presented was in the form of unreliable hearsay offered by his probation officer. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Grant G. Continue reading ›