Hey, anybody out there remember the movie (original or remake) of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Well, a Fitchburg woman experienced a scene more akin to that than the federal criminal investigation it turned out to be. Everybody ended up taken by surprise in this horror story… The Fitchburg woman, and…
As James “Whitey” Bulger awaits trial for his part allegedly played in the murders of 19 people, the government’s day of judgment has already arrived. Boston’s federal appeals court has upheld multi-million dollar judgments that had been awarded when the government was found liable for the deaths of three people…
John Analetto, 48, of Belmont is another gentleman who’s New Year’s weekend did not go terribly well. On Saturday, the 19-year- state police veteran bid his family adieu as he donned a new role in the criminal justice system. He is hereinafter referred to as the “Defendant”. Arrested on Saturday,…
Legal history is being played out again in Newark, New Jersey. The famous late trial attorney Clarence Darrow who handled ground-breaking cases like the Scopes (Monkey) Trial (as depicted in many movies and the film “Inherit The Wind”) was not only a renown criminal defense attorney. He was also a…
It has been said that hard cases make bad law. Well, maybe. But it also seems that high profile cases tend to make sudden amendments to the law, twist it up into a pretzel and then eat away at it until it is no longer noticeable. It is a fascinating…
Blasphomy! Yet, I heard it myself on WBZ radio this morning! Yesterday, the Casey Anthony jury in Florida shocked the nation, if not the world, by delivering a verdict of “Not Guilty” after her widely watched trial. Not guilty of killer her two-year-old daughter, Caylee. Not guilty of all the…
You know, when addressing to things like the long-sought capture of alleged mob kingpin Whitey Bulger, one really has to laugh sometimes at what captures the media’s attention. As you may recall, last week was a big one for Whitey (hereinafter, the “Defendant”), He had just been captured after evading…
IF you thought you heard me weighing in on wbz radio yesterday about my last blog’s subjected matter…you were right. All afternoon long! Somehow, issues like the right to counsel is important to me. No matter what we think of a particular criminal defendant. And this defendant, although fascinating, is…
In case you missed it, James “Whitey” Bulger (hereinafter, “Whitey”), the long-sought reputed mob boss of Boston, was arrested and brought back home last week. Home for Whitey was South Boston. Standing there now, of course, is Boston’s Federal Court…which promises to house a great deal of the rest of…
I have often told you that the days in which the only people who have to worry about getting investigated or charged with wrongdoing was one of “Them” are long over. Them would be the “typical” criminal-type who spends his or her life engaging in criminal activity. Clearly, these are…