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Joshua Wood 9/11/26 Joshua Wood 9/11/26 Massachusetts SJC Affirms Felony-Murder Conviction Based on Joint Venture Armed Robbery in Commonwealth v. Henderson Read More
Joshua Wood 9/9/26 Joshua Wood 9/9/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Vacates Manslaughter Conviction Over Substitute DNA Analyst Testimony Read More
Joshua Wood 9/7/26 Joshua Wood 9/7/26 Does Commonwealth v. Long Apply to Massachusetts Wiretap Warrants? A Middlesex Superior Court Says No Read More
Joshua Wood 9/4/26 Joshua Wood 9/4/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses OUI Manslaughter Conviction Over Substitute-Expert Blood Alcohol Testimony Read More
Joshua Wood 9/2/26 Joshua Wood 9/2/26 How Long Can Police Hold Your Cell Phone Before Getting a Search Warrant in Massachusetts? Read More
Joshua Wood 8/31/26 Joshua Wood 8/31/26 Can Police Misconduct Vacate a Guilty Plea in Massachusetts? SJC Explains in Commonwealth v. Hood: Read More
Joshua Wood 8/14/26 Joshua Wood 8/14/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Vacates Drug Distribution Convictions Over Prior Bad Acts Evidence — But the Decision Is Not Binding Precedent Read More
Joshua Wood 8/12/26 Joshua Wood 8/12/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Addresses Police Interviews Conducted in Spanish and the Right to a Translated Transcript Read More
Joshua Wood 8/10/26 Joshua Wood 8/10/26 Massachusetts Appeals Court Suppresses Gun and Drugs After Police Open Backpack Without First Frisking It Read More
Joshua Wood 8/7/26 Joshua Wood 8/7/26 Massachusetts SJC Orders New Murder Trial After Exclusion of Psychiatric Records in Commonwealth v. Sanders Read More
Joshua Wood 8/7/26 Joshua Wood 8/7/26 Massachusetts SJC Rejects Ineffective Assistance Claims in Murder Case: Commonwealth v. Dorsey Read More
Joshua Wood 7/22/26 Joshua Wood 7/22/26 A Driver’s Refusal To Take a Breath Test Is Not Evidence of Guilt: Commonwealth v. Zevitas Read More
Joshua Wood 7/21/26 Joshua Wood 7/21/26 Should You Refuse a Breathalyzer in Massachusetts? The Answer Is More Complicated Than You Think Read More
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Joshua Wood 7/20/26 Joshua Wood 7/20/26 Searched, Pressured, Then Asked to “Consent”: The SJC Draws the Line Read More
Joshua Wood 7/13/26 Joshua Wood 7/13/26 Massachusetts SJC Holds That Postconviction Forensic Testing Under Chapter 278A Includes Cell Phone Digital Forensics Read More
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
Joshua Wood 7/6/26 Joshua Wood 7/6/26 Appeals Court: A Private Diary Is Not a “First Complaint” Read More
Joshua Wood 7/2/26 Joshua Wood 7/2/26 SJC Allows Postconviction DNA Testing in First-Degree Murder Case Read More
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