Was it a surprise to you? The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog anticipated it just after the event and explained that it was likely to happen. The news is that,the cause of death of the 70-year-old father of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan (hereinafter, the “Deceased”) is being ruled a homicide.…
Last week, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog discussed cases involving assaults of various natures. Some involved drugs. Some involved the ultimate assault… homicide. This week, we begin with assault of a different kind. Here, no person was assaulted. It was a wall. No, it was not a drunk driving case,…
It is not terribly unusual to hear about a case in which a student is accused of getting into a fight with another student. However, a Newton high school student has now been charged with Massachusetts assault and battery against someone else…a teacher. But it does not end there. He…
Kyle B., 28, (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is in trouble again. Criminal Justice trouble. Massachusetts Murder trouble. The Defendant was arrested in Brockton Saturday and charged with the murder of a man outside of a local restaurant on January 5th. A second witness of the shooting was shot in the leg…
I know you’ve heard the story by now. Massachusetts is in the news again due to a celebrity crime story. This time, the celebrity, Nancy Kerrigan, isn’t really part of the story. But the rest of the family is. Mark Kerrigan, Nancy’s 45-year-old brother (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) has been accused…
Arraignments do not always take place in the courtroom, as Robert G., 19,(hereinafter, the “Defendant”) learned yesterday. He was arraigned in a Worcester hospital bed on charges of killing his ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old Allison M. (hereinafter, the “Deceased”). The Deceased was a Fitchburg State College freshman. In the past, she had…
Mark Kerrigan, the brother of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, has been charged with assaulting their father Daniel Kerrigan. The 70-year-old was found unresponsive on Sunday morning in his Stoneham residence following an argument between the two men. He died later that day. Mark, 45, has pleaded not guilty to…
The Massachusetts Appeals Court will be conducting a hearing on February 10th to determine whether a new trial should be granted to Corey R. (hereinafter,the “Defendant”) for the 2001 killing of a school counselor, the Reverend Theodore N. Brown. This time, it is the prosecuting attorney who is pursuing the…
Ok, so you have gotten over the shock of being charged with a crime. You have gone to court in Boston a couple of times for a couple of court dates that feel accomplished nothing. Finally, you ask your attorney when this will all end. You get that sad but…
Today we discuss yet another tale wherein Massachusetts law enforcement officials are in need of a criminal defense attorney. It involves recent accusations against four such officers and an event arising out of a suspected racially motivated apprehension from this past November. Well, it is not so much the fact…