BOSTON - A man whose drug conviction was thrown out because of a massive evidence handling scandal at a state crime lab has lost his bid to get his court fees back too.In a decision issued Friday, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Pierce A. Martin had no grounds to demand the return of several hundred dollars in fees he paid after pleading guilty in 2011 to marijuana possession charges out of Quincy. Martin was allowed to withdraw his plea in 2012 because the evidence in the [...]
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