Commonwealth v. Middlemiss Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on the theory of felony...
Commonwealth v. Perkins Opinion Summary: Defendants were two passengers and a driver in a vehicle pulled over by a police officer for a traffic offense. The defendant passengers left the scene despite...
Commonwealth v. Bundy Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of posing or exhibiting a child in a state of sexual conduct. The case was tried under the "live performance" prong o...
Commonwealth v. Santana Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted on two indictments charging murder in the first degree on theories of deliberate premeditation, extreme atrocity or...
Julius OWENS vs. COMMONWEALTH. Julius OWENS vs. COMMONWEALTH. [FN1] SJC-11368. May 15, 2013. Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Practice, Criminal, Interlocutory appeal, Speed...
Moreno v. Naranjo Opinion Summary: Plaintiff and Defendant were involved in an abusive relationship. Plaintiff and the parties' child moved out of Massachusetts but subsequently obtained an abuse prev...
Commonwealth v. Carr Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on a theory of deliberate premeditation. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the tri...
Nataly MINKINA vs. Laurie A. FRANKL & others. Nataly MINKINA vs. Laurie A. FRANKL & others. [FN1] SJC-11338. April 9, 2013. Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Christophe...
Commonwealth v. Palmer Opinion Summary: After police found marijuana plants that collectively weighed less than one ounce growing in a closet in Defendant's home, Defendant was charged with cultivatio...
GMAC Mortgage, LLC v. First Am. Title Ins. Co. Opinion Summary: This case involved multiple litigations among three parties - Insurer, insured Mortgagee, and Homeowner - arising out of a defect in the...
Commonwealth v. Butler Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of rape. The appeals court affirmed, concluding that any delay in bringing Defendant to trial did not violate Mass. ...
Commonwealth v. Robideau Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of armed robbery. Defendant did not appeal. Nearly forty...
HipSaver, Inc. v. Kiel Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, HipSaver, Inc., was a Massachusetts corporation engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of hip protectors. In 2007, the Journal of the American ...
Tyler v. Michael Stores, Inc. Opinion Summary: Employees of Michaels Stores, Inc. request and record customers' zip codes in processing credit card transactions. Plaintiff, a customer of Michaels, fil...
Commonwealth v. Jules Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on the theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty. Defendant appealed, arguing that the tria...