De La Cruz, No. 06-1659, 07-2515 A conviction for drug-related offenses and denial of a motion for new trial are affirmed over meritless claims of error regarding: 1) a violation of defendant's speedy trial rights; 2) erroneous admission of evidence; 3) denial of the motion for new based on newly discovered evidence; 4) jury instruction; 5) ineffective assistance of counsel; and 6) whether the verdicts were against the weight of the evidence. [read post]

(Westwood, MA; Debra Nedder, President) Bay State Homes Real Estate Corporation (Woburn, MA; Karen Alderman, President) Bay State Rental Properties, Inc. [read post]

Regulating rishvat in early colonial India”·         Elizabeth Lhost, University of Chicago, “Philatelic Fraud and the Materiality of Law: Policing stamped paper in British India”·         Mitra Sharafi, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Corruption and Forensic Experts in late colonial India·         Simanti Dasgupta, University of… [read post]