Last night, I dreamt that I was representing a gentleman who had been accused of murder. His name was Kyle Killer. In the dream, we were heading off to trial. You know…the trial is the place where the government has to prove each element of every crime charged beyond a…
Many people do not understand how easy it is to be considered tampering with intimidating a witness or such similar Massachusetts crimes. Particularly during a murder trial. Take, for example, Methuen’s Cesar Jimenez, 33 (hereinafter, the “Defendant”). He is a gentleman who has now been accused of threatening a witness…
Some of the most vital lessons a criminal defense attorney can learn are only learned through experience. Today, the lead attorney for accused mass murderer and FBI informant James “Whitey” Bulger demonstrated one such lesson. I have discussed this case many times both on the radio and in my daily…
Murder, rape and robbery. Perpetrators, heroes and victims. Sometimes there is a clear deliniation between them. Sometimes there isn’t. Today, September 11th, Attorney Sam’s Take will take you to a story similar to the horror of that day in 2001 in that the crimes are horrible and the words “victim”…
You have no doubt been following the case of the 26-year-old lad shot and killed by Boston police officers earlier this week. His name has now been revealed by his apparent stepfather as Burrell Ramsey-White. We will simply refer to him as the “Deceased”. As you probably already know, the…
An attorney for the Dorchester man accused in a murder made a new allegation in yesterday’s closing speech. Rosemary Scapicchio, the attorney representing one of two defendants being charged with first-degree murder, argued that the Boston police officer who was called as a key witness in the case is lying…
Cornell Smith, the alleged killer of 22-year-old Rebecca Payne, was arraigned yesterday on first-degree murder charges in Suffolk Superior Court and ordered held without bail. Although the murder took place on May 20, 2008, Smith was not indicted until April of this year. He is currently serving a 12-year sentence…
A judge has ordered that George Zimmerman, the man charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, return to jail within 48 hours after revoking his bond on the grounds that his wife, Shellie, misled the court. Zimmerman, who is pleading not guilty to the charge of second-degree murder and claiming self-defense,…
The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog is often complaining that Constitutional rights and criminal justice incidentals like the presumption of innocence are often ignored once a person is accused of a crime. I stand by those complaints, but I often add the proviso that this tends to change somewhat when the…
…And the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog begins the week with a bit of horror out of Burlington, Massachusetts. According to authorities, Christopher Plantedosi (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) was the featured player in this particular piece of massive ugliness. He is said to have pursued his ex-girlfriend, Kristen Pulisciano, into their daughter’s…