This past weekend was a bad one for 20-year-old Vernon C. of New Bedford (hereinafter, the “Defendant”). He was arrested on Sunday and charged with multiple felony charges which have brought him incarceration and a lawyer. According to the Commonwealth, the Defendant was at a party late Friday night when…
The criminal defense attorney for Shawne Merriman, the star linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, says that the domestic violence allegations against his client are unmerited. Merriman, 25, was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of restraining and choking Tila Tequila, the former MTV star of the popular reality dating series…
The are many theft-related crimes for which one can get arrested in the Boston area. Among the most serious are those of Robbery and Burglary. Both are generally regarded as crimes of violence. Both carry heavy potential prison terms. For both, you had best get an experienced criminal defense attorney…
On Monday, we began the week discussing a case out of Quincy in which we had a dead woman discovered on Saturday and a man arrested in connection therewith the same day. We talked about it being a potential domestic violence matter and it became a general posting about homicide…
August 29th was my birthday; never mind which one. So, when it came time to write today’s blog, I decided to see how my fellow Bostonians had celebrated the day and find out if anyone used the occasion to produce the need for an experienced criminal defense attorney. I shortly…
Earlier in the week, I began a blog posting reminding you that, although you may think it could never happen, the criminal justice finger of accusation can suddenly arrive at your doorstep. This is true anywhere in the country. It is certainly true here in Boston where the dial of…
R & B singer Chris Brown has been ordered to serve five years’ probation, in addition to six months of community labor and one-year of domestic violence abuse counseling, for assaulting performer Rihanna. If he violates the terms of his probation, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg told the…
The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog has discussed many cases which involve elements to which law enforcement and the courts are particularly sensitive. Today’s posting involves one such class of victim, namely, children. In this case, it is the mother who faces criminal charges. As the prosecutor told the court last…
While we were all watching the recent episodes of “The Professor And The Officer”, did you know that other arrests were taking place? It would appear that even more violent crimes than disorderly conduct were still being committed around the Boston area and defense attorneys were being assigned or retained…
As a Boston-area criminal defense attorney who has worked on both sides of the aisle, I have been doing a lot of talking lately about Disorderly Conduct arrests in the Commonwealth. I have been interviewed by media outlets out of state, such as the L.A. Times as well as national…