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Appeals Court Upholds Stalking Convictions and Sentence Reduction in Decade-Long Harassment Case: Commonwealth v. Hayes (AC 25-P-347 & 25-P-607, September 24, 2026)
Appeals Court affirmed stalking and witness intimidation convictions in an eleven-year harassment case, holding police searches of electronic devices fell within warrant scope and that a swastika-marked photo mailed to a witness constituted a true threat.
Latest Opinions
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Commonwealth v. Hayes (AC-25-P-347-&-25-P-607, September 24, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Khadgi (AC-25-P-1208, September 24, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Williams (SJC-12702, September 22, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Beechman (AC-25-P-1082, September 21, 2026)
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Marshfield v. Commonwealth (SJC-13840, September 18, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Goulart (AC-25-P-396, September 18, 2026)
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Liz L. v. Ursel U (AC-25-P-281, September 15, 2026)
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AIF Dartmouth, LLC v. Hanson (AC-24-P-961-&-25-P-341, September 14, 2026)
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Holick v. Boston Medical Center (AC-25-P-860, September 11, 2026)
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Care and Protection of Prince (AC-25-P-1124, September 11, 2026)
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Monsieur Touton Selection of Massachusetts, Ltd. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (AC-25-P-304, September 10, 2026)
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Main Street Mortgage Group, Corp. v. Tran (AC-25-P-568, September 10, 2026)
Case Briefs
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Appeals Court Upholds Stalking Convictions and Sentence Reduction in Decade-Long Harassment Case: Commonwealth v. Hayes (AC 25-P-347 & 25-P-607, September 24, 2026)
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Appeals Court Applies Mendes to Confrontation Claim: Commonwealth v. Khadgi (AC 25-P-1208, Sept. 24, 2026)
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SJC Reverses Murder Conviction After Unreliable Gunshot Residue Evidence Admitted at Trial: Commonwealth v. Williams (SJC-12702, September 22, 2026)
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Divided Appeals Court Affirms Suppression of Gun Found in Inventory Search: Commonwealth v. Beechman (AC 25-P-1082, September 21, 2026)
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SJC Upholds MBTA Communities Act Against Home Rule Challenge: Marshfield v. Commonwealth (SJC-13840, September 18, 2026)
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Supreme Judicial Court
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Commonwealth v. Williams (SJC-12702, September 22, 2026)
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Marshfield v. Commonwealth (SJC-13840, September 18, 2026)
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Appeals Court
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Commonwealth v. Hayes (AC-25-P-347-&-25-P-607, September 24, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Khadgi (AC-25-P-1208, September 24, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Beechman (AC-25-P-1082, September 21, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Goulart (AC-25-P-396, September 18, 2026)
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Liz L. v. Ursel U (AC-25-P-281, September 15, 2026)
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AIF Dartmouth, LLC v. Hanson (AC-24-P-961-&-25-P-341, September 14, 2026)
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