2020 - Stephen Neyman

Charges of Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon and Domestic Assault and Battery Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:51:47 GMT

On October 16, 2019 members of a suburban Boston police department received a 911 call for a domestic assault in progress. The police arrived to find the victim in need of medical attention. She stated that she caught her boyfriend cheating on her. The two argued. The argument became physical and the boyfriend smashed her head against a wall. The victim further reported that the defendant trashed her home. Officers made observations supportive of the woman’s complaints. The defendant was arrested later that evening and charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon under G.L. c. 265 section 15A and domestic assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 section 13M. Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired. After more than a year of pretrial motions, discovery battles and investigation we were able to get all charges dismissed.

Pretrial Probation Under G.L. c. 276 Section 87 for Man Charged With Open and Gross Lewdness and Disorderly Conduct

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:47:53 GMT

On October 8, 2020 members of a Cape Cod police department were called for a report of a drunken man out of control. Officers observed the man unsteady on his feet and incoherent. The police put him into custody for his own protection and the for the protection of the general public. In the process of doing so the man became highly agitated and belligerent. While at the station a female officer walked by the man’s cell. He proceeded to remove his clothes and show the officer his naked buttocks. The man then proceeded to put his finger in his anus while screaming obscenities at the officer. He was charged with disorderly person, violative of G.L. c. 272 section 53 and open and gross lewdness under G.L. c. 272 section 16. Attorney Neyman was able to get the assistant district attorney to agree to pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed outright in a few months.

Restraining Order Against Firefighter Vacated After Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:45:27 GMT

Our client is a firefighter. Over a year ago he was in a relationship with a woman that ended. Afterwards, the woman lost her job. She believed that the defendant, our client had something to do with this. He did not. Nevertheless, the woman went to exact revenge against him. She took out a restraining order claiming that our client had raped her over a year ago, G.L. c. 265 section 22, that he had been stalking her and that he had been harassing her. Attorney Neyman was hired to vacate the 209A restraining order. A hearing was scheduled. Attorney Neyman was able to demonstrate to the judge that the allegations were fabricated and stale. He further convinced the judge that the woman’s actions were retaliatory. The restraining order was immediately vacated.

Charge of Open and Gross Lewdness to be Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 15:42:29 GMT

The defendant is a college graduate with several graduate degrees. He works in the high tech industry. On July 7, 2020 a woman living in his neighborhood was walking her dog. Her attention was drawn to an open window. She was able to see a man standing, naked from his neck to his knees masturbating. She went to the police to report the incident. Officers conducted a search of their files and recognized that a similar complaint was made about this same person two years earlier. The officers contacted the man and asked him to go to the police station for an interview. He did. During the interview he admitted to having committed this act. He was charged with open and gross lewdness, a felony under G.L. c. 272 section 16. He hired our office. Over the objection of the district attorney’s office we were able to get this case continued without a finding. Should the man remain free of criminal legal problems for one year all charges will be dismissed.

Conditions of Release on Person Found Dangerous Under G.L. c. 276 Section 58A Modified to Remove GPS and Eliminate Home Confinement

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:36:48 GMT

This past summer our client was charged with carrying a loaded firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(n), carrying a firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(a), distribution of class E drugs in violation of G.L. c. 94C section 32D, possession of ammunition G.L. c. 269 section 10(h), possession of a class B drug G.L. c. 94C section 34 and OUI under G.L. c. 90 section 24. Among the allegations were that he, along with another were dealing drugs and shot at some houses in the course of their criminal activities. The man was found dangerous under G.L. c. 276 section 58A. Attorney Neyman was hired to represent him. We secured his release to home confinement and having to wear a GPS. Today, after lengthy negotiations with the district attorney’s office and after a hearing the GPS has been removed and the conditions of release further modified to eliminate home confinement. Our client will have a curfew but will be permitted to work.

Charges of Minor in Possession of Alcohol do not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:29:44 GMT

The defendants are freshmen in a local college. Several months ago they were at a restaurant dining and drinking alcohol. Police officers assigned to an alcohol task force entered the restaurant. They quickly observed the group with drinks in front of them and appearing to be underaged. The officers asked for driver’s licenses. All defendants provided valid driver’s licenses and all were under the age of 21. The officers exercised appropriate restraint, took all relevant information and summonsed the individuals for a clerk magistrate hearing. Our office was hired to represent three of these men. Each was charged with violating G.L. c. 138 section 34, minor in possession of alcohol. At the hearing we prevailed on the clerk not to issue the complaint. All matters will be dismissed in a few months.

Conditions of Release Modified to Permit Defendant’s Return to Home and Vacate the Stay Away and No Contact Order

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:27:46 GMT

The defendant is charged with domestic assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 section 13M. At his arraignment he was ordered not to return to his home and to stay away and not contact his family. Later that day the defendant retained Attorney Stephen Neyman to represent him. That afternoon we went into court and succeeded in getting the conditions vacated. Our client is back at home with his family.

Pretrial Probation Imposed for Man Charged With Various Gun Crimes

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:24:36 GMT

Our client is retired career military and career law enforcement. His entire career was spent outside of Massachusetts. In June of 2020 his partner of several years called for a wellness check after having some concerns about his mental health. A commitment under G.L. c. 123 section 12 was ordered. During the course of treatment mandatory reporters learned that the man possessed several firearms. A police investigation corroborated the report. The officers went to our client’s home and located a handgun in his car, other firearms and ammunition. The man was charged with violating G.L. c. 269 section 10(h), leaving a firearm unattended, possession of a firearm without an FID card, G.L. c. 269 section 10(h) and possession of ammunition under G.L. c. 269 section 10(h). Attorney Neyman was able to convince the prosecutor that the man’s military service and law enforcement career warranted pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed within a year.

Charges of Assault and Battery Involving a Bar Fight Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:21:04 GMT

On August 27, 2020 police in a suburban town were dispatched to a Chinese restaurant for a report of a bar fight. The owner of the restaurant, several employees and a few patrons provided similar accounts of the incident. In sum, our client and another patron got into an argument. Neither knew the other. The argument escalated into a physical altercation. The incident was caught on a security video. Both individuals were charged with assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 section 13A. Attorney Neyman contacted the other individual’s lawyer. Both agreed to invoke their valid respective 5th Amendment rights. The judge permitted each to do so at the pretrial hearing. Consequently, the district attorney’s office agreed that they could not proceed without the testimony of the defendants. The judge allowed our motions to dismiss.

Charges of Operating to Endanger do not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:17:32 GMT

Our client is a high school student who was charged with operating to endanger pursuant to G.L. c. 90 section 24. On June 29, 2020 police in an affluent suburb were called to an accident scene. An accident reconstruction team determined that the driver was speeding, driving erratically and not paying attention to the conditions of the roadway. He struck a mailbox and his car careened into a tree on the opposite side of the street from the mailbox. Lack of attention, negligence and operating in an endangering manner were determined and a summons for a clerk magistrate hearing issued. Our office succeeded in getting the clerk magistrate not to issue the complaint.

Charges of Possession of a Class C Drug and Operating Uninsured and Unregistered Motor Vehicle Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:30:01 GMT

The defendant is a senior in college who was in Massachusetts visiting in September of 2020. Police in a Boston suburb, while on routine patrol observed a car travelling 50 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. Officers ran the vehicle registration and learned that it has been revoked for not being inspected or insured. The officers confronted the driver who was alone. He made clear that he was insured and that he had an inspection appointment scheduled for a day later that week. Nevertheless he was told that he could not drive the car at that time. The police then called for a tow of the vehicle. Pursuant to a motor vehicle inventory search they located a bag of mushrooms, a class C drug in Massachusetts. The defendant was then arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a class C drug under G.L. c. 94C section 34, operating with a revoked or suspended registration pursuant to G.L. c. 90 section 23 and operating uninsured in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 34J. Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired. Today, all charges were dismissed.

Charges of Strangulation and Domestic Assault and Battery Against Physician Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:24:05 GMT

The defendant is a physician living in the metro Boston area. On January 8, 2020 police in the town where he lives were dispatched to his residence where they were met by his wife, the victim. She reported that the defendant had been drinking excessively and that when he does he becomes physically abusive to her. On this occasion she alleged that our client was drinking and became verbally abusive. When she demanded that he leave the home he told her to call the police. She initially did not. Then, the defendant allegedly started to choke her by grabbing her by the throat and pinning her against the wall. She could not breathe. She further complained that our client next threw her to the ground, knelt on her and beat her. Police noticed and photographed redness to the woman’s neck and her lip cut. The doctor was arrested and charged with strangulation under G.L. c. 265 section 15D and domestic assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 section 13M. Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired. Today, we were able to get all charges dismissed.

Pretrial Probation for Charges of Inhaling a Toxic Substance Against Local Entrepreneur

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:21:55 GMT

Our client is a successful local entrepreneur who has opened many well established and attended businesses. On July 16, 2020 he was parked in a car with a friend. The location of where the vehicle was parked raised the suspicion of local patrol officers. They walked up to the car and observed the occupants, one of them our client, inhaling what they believed to be cartridges of nitrous oxide. After making this determination our client and the other individual were arrested. Our client was charged with inhaling a toxic substance in violation of G.L. c. 270 section 18. Attorney Neyman was hired and quickly negotiated pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed shortly. Our client will have no criminal record.

Pretrial Probation for Pharmacist Charged With Malicious Destruction to Property Under $1,200

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:18:18 GMT

Our client is a pharmacist. On January 15, 2020 he and the driver of another vehicle got into a verbal altercation over this person taking our client’s parking space. Infuriated, our client returned to the location where the victim parked and slashed her car tires. Unbeknownst to him, security cameras in the area captured the entire incident. Our client left the area and was summonsed to court for malicious destruction to property under $1,200, a violation of G.L. c. 266 section 127. He never received the summons and a warrant issued. Yesterday, he was pulled over for a moving violation and the officer alerted him to the outstanding warrant. Our client called our office to represent him. We went into court to remove the default. While doing so we prevailed on the assistant district attorney to agree to pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. The case will be dismissed once our client makes restitution in the amount of $250.

Superior Court Drug Trafficking Charges Reduced to Possession With Intent to Distribute and Client Avoids Prison by Getting Probation Only

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:14:18 GMT

In July of 2018 our client and another individual were in a car driving into a highly trafficked narcotics neighborhood. The vehicle made several suspicious maneuvers that caught the attention of local drug enforcement officers who were conducting surveillance of a particular home. This car eventually parked in front of that home. One of the individuals exits the car and enters the property under investigation. Our client, the driver remains in the vehicle. Several minutes later the police see the other man exit the house with a box in his hands. Our client then gets out of the car and opens the trunk. He places the box in the well where the spare tire should be. The officers witness the entire incident and decide to follow the car. It stops to get gas at which time the officers confront our client. They ask for his permission to open the trunk. He agrees to do so. The officers ask him to open where the spare should be. They see the box and ask the defendant what is in it. He tells them that it is cocaine. In fact it is 21.5 grams of cocaine sufficient for a charge of trafficking under G.L. c. 94C section 32E and a mandatory 2 year state prison sentence. The passenger was also charged. He took a deal in the district court for one year in the house of correction. With our advice, our client chose to fight the case. He was indicted to the Superior Court however we were able to negotiate a plea to a lesser charge, possession with intent under G.L. c. 94C section 31. Moreover, the assistant district attorney agreed to probation only for our client.

Request for Bail Revocation Denied Notwithstanding New Crime Charged While Out on Conditions

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:09:26 GMT

The defendant is on conditions of release for a pending gun possession charge under G.L. c. 269 section 10(a). He is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 18 months if convicted. He has already prevailed on a prior gun possession charge. A few days ago our client was charged with disorderly person under G.L. c. 272 section 53 and vandalism in violation of G.L. c. 266 126A. The prosecution moved to revoke his bail and have him held under G.L. c. 276 section 58. If the prosecutor succeed with this our client would have to serve 60 days. Our office prevailed on this matter and the judge did not revoke our client’s bail.

Charges of Larceny Over $1,200 and Conspiracy Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:06:46 GMT

In April of 2020 police in an Eastern Massachusetts city responded to a call for a larceny. They met with the victim, a local truck driver who routinely delivers cigarettes to convenience stores. While inside a store making a delivery the driver’s truck padlocks were broken and cases of cigarettes were stolen from the inside of the truck. An eyewitness working across the street informed the police of his observations. Additionally, a security video from the store was obtained. It captured the entire incident. The suspects escaped into a vehicle registered to our client. The detectives investigating this incident tried to contact the car owner, our client. They were unable to do so however they did contact her children who identified the car as hers. They also told the police that our client never permitted anyone to drive the vehicle. Based on this information our client was charged with larceny over $1,200 a felony under G.L. c. 266 section 30 and conspiracy G.L. c. 274 section 7. Today we prevailed on a motion to dismiss.

Charges of Operating to Endanger and Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle do not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:02:08 GMT

Our client recently graduated from high school. He is a freshman in college. In March of this year, without his parents permission the man took his parents car for a ride. He does not have a driver’s license. The man picked up his girlfriend and the two went for a ride. While on the ride our client lost control of his vehicle and damages personal property of a city resident as well as a utility pole. He was given a citation for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 10 and operating to endanger under G.L. c. 90 section 24. Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired to represent the man. Today, after a clerk magistrate hearing, no charges were issued.

Default Warrant Removed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:59:57 GMT

Our client is facing charges of drug possession under G.L. c. 94C section 34. She missed a court date and a warrant was issued for her arrest. She contacted our office to represent her on the case and to have the default removed and the warrant vacated. Today, we went into court, made the judge aware of our intentions to defend the case and successfully had the warrant recalled.

Charges of Indecent Assault and Battery to be Dismissed-1

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:57:14 GMT

On November 24, 2019, our client who lives in another state was visiting friends in Massachusetts and attending a hockey game. The group went to a bar. The defendant became intoxicated and inappropriately touched a cocktail waitress. She immediately complained and our client was confronted by security. The establishment checked with security footage and quickly learned that the incident had been recorded. The police were called and our client was charged with indecent assault and battery in violation of G.L. c. 265 section 13H. He hired our office. We were able to get the case continued without a finding for six months. There will be no sex offender registry consequences and the case will be officiall dismissed.