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Joshua Wood 7/9/26 Joshua Wood 7/9/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Vacates Child Rape Convictions After Prior Bad Act Evidence Overwhelms the Trial Read More
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Joshua Wood 6/22/26 Joshua Wood 6/22/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Vacates Child Rape Convictions After Improper Testimony About Post-Miranda Silence Read More
Joshua Wood 6/19/26 Joshua Wood 6/19/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Reinstates Negligent Operation Charge After Dump Truck Hits Overpass Read More
Joshua Wood 6/18/26 Joshua Wood 6/18/26 Plymouth Superior Court Orders New Trial in Murder Case After Finding Brady Violation Over Undisclosed Neuropathology Report Read More
Joshua Wood 6/17/26 Joshua Wood 6/17/26 Massachusetts SJC Says Body-Worn Camera Recording at OUI Checkpoint Did Not Violate Wiretap Law Read More
Joshua Wood 6/15/26 Joshua Wood 6/15/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress After State Police Inventory Search Read More
Joshua Wood 6/12/26 Joshua Wood 6/12/26 Massachusetts SJC Says Courts Cannot Hold Defendants Without Bail Just Because No Hospital Bed Is Available for a Competency Evaluation Read More
Joshua Wood 6/10/26 Joshua Wood 6/10/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Level Two Sex Offender Classification Despite “Emerging Adult” Argument Read More
Joshua Wood 6/8/26 Joshua Wood 6/8/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Convictions Where Commonwealth Failed to Prove Criminal Responsibility Read More
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