As the dust settles on last week’s verdicts, and non-verdicts, in the Mattapan Massacre Matter, we have had a few days to calm down and reflect. Assumptions abounded as the week came to a close last week and conclusions were drawn by many. Hey, I got caught up in it…
Well, more information came out regarding the presently hanging jury in the Manhattan Massacre murder matter. Yesterday, when I posted the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog, I was unaware of the breakdown of the split in the jury panel. Word has it that there is one lone juror who is holding…
Last week, the jury in the Mattapan Massacre Murder Matter began its deliberations. Yesterday, they announced that they had reached a decision. Sort of. The jury charged with deciding the case against the two men accused in the 2010 Mattapan massacre (hereinafter, the “Defendants”) has reached a verdict on 10…
The juries in the Mattapan Massacre and Rutgers cyber-bullying/hate crime trials are deliberating, they are not the only ones. The wheels of Justice grind on…for better or for worse…every day. In Lawrence Superior Court, for example,another jury deliberates. The jury is the second to hear this case. It is the…
So…as the attorneys, parties, judge and jury rest up this weekend and get ready to final arguments, charge from the judge and jury deliberations, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog finishes this four-part discussion about this case in terms of credibility. Primarily, the credibility of a witness like Kimani Washington (hereinafter,…
The topic the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog has been discussing over the past couple of days dovetails nicely with something we discussed last week. The bottom line connection? Credibility. A witness’ credibility and the credibility of the attorney who calls that witness to the stand. The jury in the Mattapan…
Here I am….bringing you bad news again. The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog is saddend to tell you that you have been involved in a shooting. You and a few others went to try to conduct a simple robbery, but it did not go as smoothly as planned. You all had…
As you probably know, the trial about he so-called “Mattapan Massacre” has been going on in Boston’s Suffolk Superior Court. The case involves a multiple homicide in which four people including a 2-year-old boy were killed and a fifth man was shot but survived. The event took place on September…
As a result of a Saturday night incident, a Massachusetts juvenile and young adult will not be returning to school today. One of the youths, a 16-year-old male(hereinafter, the “Defendant”) was arrested and charged with illegally carrying a Massachusetts firearm and ammunition. The matter is more than just another Boston…
Nathaniel Fujita (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) has been charged with the Wayland murder of his ex-girlfriend, Lauren Astley (hereinafter, the “Deceased”). The 18-year-old Defendant has been charged with a number of crimes, including first-degree murder. The case is pending in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. The body of the 18-year-old Deceased…