Towards the end of last year the defendant was charged violating a harassment prevention order under G.L. c. 258E. He was released on personal recognizance with conditions that he stay away from the victim, her place of employment, her home and some of the cities and towns where she spent a significant amount of time.…
Continue reading ›The defendant is facing cocaine trafficking charges in violation of G.L. c. 94C section 32E. The mandatory minimum sentence is 8 years in state prison. The defendant was granted bail at his arraignment with conditions that he report to probation regularly and attend all court appearances. Several weeks ago the defendant went into default for…
Continue reading ›The defendant was charged with domestic assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 section 13M. He hired our office to represent him. The bail commissioner set a modest bail however in an abundance of caution issued a stay away and no contact order. We contacted the complaining witness and obtained her affidavit indicating that she…
Continue reading ›The defendant is charged with rape under G.L. c. 265 section 22. He has been on bail for over a year waiting to have the case go to trial. A few days ago he was arrested and charged with the same crime as well as kidnapping under G.L. c. 265 section 26. Alarmed by the…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a well known physician. He was treating a patient who claimed that he inappropriately touched her buttocks and breast. As a result he was charged with indecent assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 section 13H. These charges were brought notwithstanding the fact that our client has a protocol that he regularly…
Continue reading ›The defendant was charged with possession with intent to distribute a class B substance, cocaine in violation of G.L. c. 94C section 32A. The man had a prior conviction and was facing state prison time. The case stemmed from a police investigation that was several months long. According to reports, the defendant was observed engaging…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a fund manager in New York City. He owns a waterfront vacation home in Massachusetts. Several months ago the police were called to the man’s home after a neighbor heard screaming. When the police arrived they met with a woman, the defendant’s wife. The woman had been crying, appeared to have bruises…
Continue reading ›Several months ago police in a large Massachusetts city responded to a call for a man in parking in someone’s driveway, unlawfully and arguing with the individual. The officer investigating was told by the alleged caller that things were fine now and it was okay to leave the area. The officer did not leave. Instead,…
Continue reading ›The defendant is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage under G.L. c. 90 section 24. He retained our office months after being charged. We understood that our client never had a clerk magistrate hearing under G.L. c. 218 section 35. Once we made that clear to the judge we moved…
Continue reading ›The defendant was involved in a felony malicious destruction of property, G.L. c. 266 Section 127 that occurred over two years ago. He had a lawyer from another office that scheduled a change of plea and a restitution hearing. The man continued to protest his innocence. Nevertheless the lawyer insisted that he admit responsibility, get…
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