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SJC Reverses Murder Conviction After Unreliable Gunshot Residue Evidence Admitted at Trial: Commonwealth v. Williams (SJC-12702, September 22, 2026)
The SJC vacated a murder conviction after the Commonwealth introduced gunshot residue particles below the scientific threshold as proof the defendant fired a weapon, without showing that such subthreshold evidence reliably supported that inference.
Latest Opinions
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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)
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Commonwealth v. Shu Feng Hsu (SJC-13855, September 9, 2026)
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In the Matter of an Impounded Case (SJC-13838, September 9, 2026)
Case Briefs
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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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Appeals Court Unimpounds Briefs, Declines to Extend Mandatory Acquittal-Sealing Backward: Commonwealth v. Goulart (AC 25-P-396, September 18, 2026)
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Appeals Court Reverses Alimony Sunset and Property Division in Prenup Case: Liz L. v. Ursel U. (AC 25-P-281, September 15, 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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Commonwealth v. Shu Feng Hsu (SJC-13855, September 9, 2026)
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In the Matter of an Impounded Case (SJC-13838, September 9, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Henderson (SJC-13482, September 4, 2026)
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Ahart v. Commonwealth (SJC-13891, September 4, 2026)
Appeals Court
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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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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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