The defendant and the plaintiff were in a dating relationship. As a result of suspicions of infidelity the two got into an argument. The argument became physical and our client allegedly struck the other party several times in a violent manner. An emergency restraining order under G.L. c. 209A was issued without our client having…
Continue reading ›Several days ago the defendant was driving in a southeastern Massachusetts town. A routine plate inquiry revealed that the registration had been suspended for an expired registration sticker. A summons charging a violation of G.L. c. 90 section 23 was sent to the defendant’s home however he never received it. Consequently, he was in default…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a veteran who served in the Air Force and won several medals for his service. Nearly a year and a half ago police were called to his home to investigate physical abuse of one of his children. When the officers arrived they saw, in plain view and firearm. The nature of the…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a professor at a local university. He is not an American citizen. Several months ago he was caught shoplifting in a local Target store. He was given a summons for a clerk magistrate hearing. He hired our office to represent him. He was facing termination from his job if a complaint issued…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a citizen of a South American country now living in California. In 2002 and 2004 he plead guilty to two crimes having immigration consequence. The 2002 case was a possession with intent to distribute class B cocaine, a felony and the 2004 case was shoplifting. For immigration purposes both of these cases…
Continue reading ›The defendant is an electrician working for the union on significant commercial projects. On March 8, 2019 a suburban police officer observed the defendant operating a pickup truck at 4:50 in the morning on a two lane highway. The pickup truck entered the oncoming lane of travel nearly striking the police officer’s vehicle. The officer…
Continue reading ›The defendant is charged with trafficking over eighteen grams of oxycodone in violation of G.L. c. 94C Section 32E. The penalty for a conviction of that offense is two years mandatory in a Massachusetts state prison. The facts of the case are as follows. On December 16, 2016, members of a suburban Boston police department…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a junior at a top ranked university in Massachusetts. It was alleged that on November 9, 2018 he and his girlfriend were having a discussion over their recent breakup. The conversation enraged the defendant. In an effort to calm him down the victim touched his arm. He responded by violently picking her…
Continue reading ›Last night the defendant, a local college student was arrested after she was caught stealing from a high end cosmetic store. Normally the woman would have received a summons for a clerk magistrate hearing however since she had no identification in her position she was arrested. Her father bailed her out and contacted our office…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a computer engineer with several graduate degrees. He has a passion for photography. Several weeks ago he was taking pictures of historic buildings that are owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In order to get a clearer shot of the property he climbed over the fence. He was quickly surrounded by state…
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