News From the Courts
SJC Recognizes Ability to Pay as Bail Factor
September 1, 2017 – by Liam Scully Far too often defendants are held for months or years on bails that they can’t make just because they are poor while the…
How Far Can The Police Go In Searching A Car After It Runs A Stop Light?
June 23, 2016 – by Liam Scully It’s always troubling when a civil motor vehicle stop turns into a full blown search and seizure leading to a criminal prosecution. These…
Get Your Breathalyzer Test Thrown Out of Court!
April 29, 2016 – by Liam Scully I believe that someday the breath testing devices will be completely discredited as unreliable. But for now we are still fighting these results…
Massachusetts Continues to Narrowly Apply Bruton
January 31, 2015 – by Liam Scully In Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968), the United States Supreme Court held that a defendant’s confrontation clause rights are violated…
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law Voids Search Warrant
May 5, 2015 – by Liam Scully With its recent decision the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court confirmed that the appearance of breaking the law is not cause enough to warrant…
Massachusetts Breathalyzer Reliability in Question
April 24, 2015 – by Liam Scully Are breathalyzer results reliable? Should they be used as evidence in a DUI case? For years some lawyers have questioned the use of…