How many of you thought that the Boston police and probation officers were over-reacting when you read my blog last week about their “late night calls” on probationers? As you may recall, it was in response to the rise of the homicide rate. Well, it would appear that these late…
With jury members now selected, opening statements are scheduled to begin in the Chandry Levy murder trial on Monday. The 24-year-old woman was murdered in 2001 after she was attacked while jogging in a park. Her body was found over a year later. At the time of her disappearance, Levy…
You may have noticed that many Massachusetts crimes are ones in which the defendant had to have had the pre-requisite intent to commit the crime. The element of intent is not, however, necessary for all criminal acts. For example, let’s say that I had a really bad day today and…
Kimani W., the Dorchester gentleman whom the police have arrested in connection with the four murders in Mattapan (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is on his way to court. He will be charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, marijuana and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.…
This is a question I encounter many times from clients. People do not seem to understand the rules regarding what rights the police must read them at the time of arrest, or around that time, and what happens if they do not. The rules are the same here in Massachusetts,…
Worcester police detectives have arrested and charged two people in connection with the shooting death of Michelle Diaz. The 21-year-old Worcester State College student was sitting in her car when she was shot in the neck. She died several days after the incident. The two men arrested, 23-year-old William Madison…
As I have often written, one does not always know either when there is a Massachusetts criminal investigation or even an arrest warrant in existence in one’s name. There are various ulterior motives out there by which potential witnessesare guided to give evidence against you. And law enforcement tends to…
In a 4-3 ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that unless released sex offenders violate their probation, they cannot be made subject to new probation limits. The decision was issued in the case of Level 3 sex offender Ralph W. Goodwin, who in 1990 was convicted of the Massachusetts…
In Salem Superior Court on Thursday, Louis Walters, a former resident of the state, pleaded guilty to Massachusetts child rape and incest charges. He has been sentenced to eight to nine years in state prison. He faces similar charges related to the same girl in New Hampshire and is expected…
SPECIAL SATURDAY EDITION This has been a bad stretch for the Boston area in terms of homicides. Police believe they have solved the 43rd murder this year as compared to 38 killings last year at this time. The pizza delivery killing was the fifth murder in Boston in the last…