Several weeks ago we posted a case result after successfully arguing an unlawful search and seizure in a gun case. Our client was charged with possession of a firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(a) for which there is a mandatory minimum 18 month sentence upon conviction. The suppressed evidence resulted in the district attorney’s…
Continue reading ›Our client is a pharmaceutical scientist with several PhD degrees. Just over a year ago the man called the police to his home believing that a woman in his home had just cut her arm off. The police entered the property and saw no woman. They quickly learned that this man was having a mental…
Continue reading ›Our client is a nurse living on the south shore. In November of 2020 she was at home with her boyfriend of several years. A domestic dispute prompted the police to respond to her home. When they arrived they entered the home and discovered five handguns in plain view, not properly stored. The officers then…
Continue reading ›Our client is a war veteran with over ten year military service who served in Iraq. In February of 2020 the man was at home drinking with his wife and father-in-law. A verbal dispute between the man his wife erupted. She called the police and left the home. Officers arrived to find our client inebriated…
Continue reading ›The defendant was driving a motor vehicle in a Massachusetts city. He was stopped when the police allegedly observed him run a stop sign without stopping. The officers ordered the defendant to get out of the car without reasonable suspicion or probable cause to do so. They then searched the vehicle and located a large…
Continue reading ›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…
Continue reading ›On July 2, 2020 police responded to a call for a motor vehicle accident. They arrived to find our client obviously impaired by alcohol and outside of the car. The driver too was impaired. After putting the driver through field sobriety tests it was determined that he would be arrested for OUI. Since our client…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a laborer working in the Merrimack Valley. In June of this year police in a Massachusetts industrial city received a call for gunshots being fired in a specific location. Officers responded to that scene. The located bullet holes in several homes. Shortly thereafter they received a call from a car crash. Other…
Continue reading ›The defendant is charged with possession of a firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(a) and carrying a loaded firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(n). There is a mandatory eighteen months on the first count with mandatory from and after time on the second count. It is further alleged that the defendant and his…
Continue reading ›The defendant lives in a rural part of Massachusetts. Several months ago he called the police to complain of a disturbance with unfriendly neighbors. The police arrived and noticed that the man, while in his home was in possession of a firearm. He was properly licensed to possess and carry the weapon. The officers then…
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