Sunday’s Boston Herald, along with several other local newspapers, focused on a particular aspect of a recent Framingham murder case. In the Herald, the headline read, “Suspect in Framingham stabbing has long police record”. While said record is normally inadmissible in court (except under certain circumstance) it is, for now,…
This week, the daily Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog examined various news stories about a particular large population in the Boston area, namely, students. Whether it be graduate school, college, high school or even grammar school, a momentary, perhaps youthful, mistake can bring a postponement or even end to a lifetime…
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School graduation was last week. One of the hopeful graduates, 17-year-old Pauline F. (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) was all set to take that exciting step. But things did not go as planned. Now, she needs something else…a lawyer. You see, the Defendant was arrested at…
Ok, you are sitting in your home around Boston. You hear a police car, sirens screaming, speeding down the street. You momentarily jump because of that old warrant you used to have pending against you. Then, you relax; you remember that, after you started reading this daily blog, you contacted…
According to Equal Justice Initiative, there are more than 2,000 prisoners serving life sentences without parole for crimes that they committed when they were younger than 18. At least 73 of these offenders were just 13 or 14 at the time. The US Department of Justice says that the trend…
In Massachusetts, Holbrook police are investigating a complaint by a juvenile girl that videotaped footage of her having having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend was texted to classmates and friends. Both the girl and her boyfriend are minors. The Norfolk District Attorney is investigating the girl’s claims and a “statutory…
In the United States, a number of arrests involving teenagers and young adults ‘sexting’ have led to media speculation about this new activity that has grown popular among young people. ‘Sexting,” involves sending nude or semi-nude pictures via text message. While this may appear like a new and harmless way…
Police in Massachusetts say they believe that the increase in car break-ins, burglaries, scams, larcenies, and domestic violence crimes throughout the state can be attributed to the recent economic crisis. For example, the Boston Globe is reporting that in: • Lawrence, Massachusetts: Burglaries have already increased by 52% compared to…
In Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court has struck down a law that lets the state keep juvenile offenders that it considers dangerous for another three years after they turn 18. Under Massachusetts’ extended commitment law, the Department of Youth Services is allowed to hold juveniles until age 21. The state’s…
It was not downtown Boston, but downtown Northampton that hosted a concert featuring a jam band known as the Disco Biscuits, resulting in fourteen arrests. The somewhat unusual scene apparently led suspects laughing all the way to meeting their attorneys at Northhampton District Court where they were advised of their…