The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that Edward Corliss of Roslindale, who has a criminal record dating to 1962, got a fair trial for the 2009 shooting death of Surendra Dangol and that it saw no reason to overturn his first-degree murder conviction.
By adamg - 12/5/12 - 11:00 am
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that the call history on a simple flip phone is no different than any other evidence police might find on a person under arrest and that they can look at it without first obtaining a search warrant.
By adamg - 5/7/12 - 11:38 am
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today the city of Newton will have to show a lower court why it shouldn't be made to pay a softball player for serious injuries caused by a tree falling on him while he was waiting his turn at bat.
By adamg - 11/18/11 - 11:00 am
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today a Somerville police officer returning home to Woburn did nothing wrong when he grabbed the keys of a guy who plowed into him at a red light on Montvale Avenue.
By adamg - 6/10/11 - 12:44 pm
The Supreme Judicial Court today threw out a Palmer man's 60-day jail sentence for driving after his license had been revoked because his lawyer was not allowed to examine anybody from the Registry about a letter it supposedly sent him about the revocat
By adamg - 4/11/11 - 10:54 am
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today state environmental officials have the right to tell the owners of the Plymouth nuclear plant to take steps to protect fish and other animals from being sucked into the plant's cooling system.
By adamg - 4/8/11 - 11:41 am
The Supreme Judicial Court told Daniel Rogers today it didn't believe for a second he somehow acquired a knife after runing out of a Longwood Galleria CVS with 11 tubes of stolen toothpaste and that he was forced to stab two of the clerks chasing him, o
By adamg - 4/8/11 - 11:07 am
The Supreme Judicial Court today threw out incriminating statements made by a Brockton murder suspect to an informant wearing a wire, in a case that involves the state wiretap law and its definition of "organized crime."
By adamg - 4/1/11 - 11:03 am
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today the state public-records law does not extend to judicial rulings sealing records held by state agencies.
By adamg - 10/27/10 - 11:27 am
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that Joseph Nee was fairly convicted on a charge he conspired with other students at Marshfield High School to massacre students and teachers they didn't like.
By adamg - 10/4/10 - 11:02 am
A Watertown man today became the latest convicted drug dealer to have his verdict overturned because of a Supreme Court ruling that defense lawyers must be allowed to cross-examine experts who certify that what police found was a particular type of drug
By adamg - 9/27/10 - 10:56 am
But the Supreme Judicial court today upheld the murder conviction of a New Bedford man despite rewards paid to two of the witnesses against him for helping to solve the crime.
By adamg - 9/8/10 - 10:54 am
The Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the gun and drug-distribution convictions of a Cape man who allegedly moved out of Barnstable to avoid a lengthy investigation by Cape law-enforcement officials.
By adamg - 5/17/10 - 11:00 am
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today a gun allegedly tossed over a fence by a man being chased by police can be used against him.
By adamg - 1/5/10 - 12:42 pm
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that Bristol County can't charge inmates for basic necessities.
