Violent Crimes

Continuance Without a Finding For Engineer Charged With Several Counts of Assault and Battery on a Child With Substantial Injury February 5, 2025 Our client is a computer software engineer with several degrees for nationally recognized universities. In the summer of 2022 his only child, just two months old exhibited severe respiratory issues. The man and his wife contacted local EMT’s who immediately took the child to the hospital. The emergency physicians at the hospital noted significant life threatening injuries to the child who was ordered airlifted to a more suitable hospital. The child was diagnosed with a skull fracture, intracranial hemorrhage, retinal hemorrhage, retinoschisis, bruising, metaphyseal lesions and more. An expert pediatric physician formed the opinion that the child had been injured by his parents in a deliberate manner. As a consequence, the district attorney’s office was contacted and an investigation began. Ultimately, our client and his wife were charged with 2 counts of assault and battery on a child with substantial injury under G.L. c. 265 section 13J and 2 counts assault and battery on a child with injury under the same statute. Collateral proceedings through DCF and the juvenile court ensued. The child was initially removed from the parents’ home until those proceedings could be resolved. In the meantime, the criminal case took hold. Charges against the mother were ultimately dismissed. After two and a half years of litigation in the juvenile court and the probate court the defendants were reunited with their child. This was entirely due to excellent lawyering by attorneys who specialized in those areas. Their efforts significantly contributed to the success of our office in this case which was a two year continuance without a finding on all counts. In two years, provided our client successfully completes his probation the case will be dismissed.  Read More in Violent Crimes

Charges of Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon and Resisting Arrest Against Postal Worker Nolle Prossed After Video Shows Police Officer Lied July 23, 2024 Our client is a postal employee with an unimpeachable record. In August of last year he was driving on a highway outside of Boston. The police had secured the scene of a disabled vehicle in that area and traffic was slightly redirected to keep cars at a safe distance from the site. Our client was driving his pickup truck safely and in accordance with the limitations imposed by the attending police officers. After our client safely approached and left the secured area an overly aggressive police officer got into his cruiser, stopped our client and aggressively pulled him from his truck. Our client was arrested and charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon, the truck in violation of G.L. c. 265 section 15B and resisting arrest under G.L. c. 268 section 32B. Attorney Neyman was hired. We procured body worn camera video and prevailed on the district attorney’s office to agree that our client did not commit any crimes. Today, the district attorney’s office filed a nolle prosse. All charges have been dismissed. Read More in Violent Crimes

Privilege Not to Testify Accepted by Judge on Murder Case April 19, 2024 Our client was identified by a Massachusetts district attorney’s office as a witness and likely accomplice to a horrific murder, a crime under G.L. c. 265 section 1. The woman was contacted by the district attorney’s office and subpoenaed to testify before a Massachusetts grand jury investigating the murder. The woman hired our office. We quickly recognized her privilege against self incrimination and we asserted this at those proceedings. The judge accepted the validity of the privilege and our client did not have to testify. Any further attempts to get information from our client will require a grant of immunity. Read More in Violent Crimes