Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog

Massachusetts ruling issued May 7, 2026 has changed what a noncitizen can do about an old drug admission that is now driving a deportation case. In Commonwealth v. Chhieng, the Supreme Judicial Court held that a District Court judge’s immigration warning was...

If you or a family member is facing assault and battery on a police officer or a similar charge in Boston, and mental illness was part of what happened that day, a brand-new Massachusetts Appeals Court decision matters to your case. On May 12, 2026, the Appeals Court reversed convictions out of the Boston Municipal Court because the Commonwealth failed to prove the accused wa...