Do you think you have been having a bad week? Well, you are invited to compare yours to that of 43-year-old Jose Luis Tejada (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) of Lawrence. As the third anniversary of his shooting his girlfriend and two kids (Labor Day, 2011) approaches, his Salem murder trial has…
On Tuesday, the son of longtime Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy, Jared Remy (35 years of age and hereinafter, the “Defendant”), pleaded guilty in Woburn. He pleaded guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel (hereinafter, the “Deceased”) back in August, 2013. He was sentenced to life in…
A Brockton couple are facing criminal charges in relation to a very sad domestic violence incident which led to the death of a 4-year-old child. The death is being prosecuted as a Massachusetts murder. Antonio Durham, 32, is charged with causing the death of his girlfriend’s young son. Tania Merisca,…
Two things about which I have warned you many times have come into play in Lynn. 18-year-old Jacquan McKenzie (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is facing the results right now. On January 12, the Defendant was observed fleeing from the area of a homicide. The homicide was the shooting death of 29-year-old…
If you were around Danvers Wednesday morning, you knew there was something very wrong. Schools were closed and all that was said was that there was a murder investigation taking place. It turned out that the investigation was into the murder of 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer (hereinafter, the “Deceased”).…
Sometimes, it is all in how you define the word. Ryan Welch, 38, of East Hampton, is hereinafter referred to as the “Defendant”. He also stands accused of the Massachusetts murder of his girlfriend. His trial in Hampshire Superior Court was set to begin on Monday. It didn’t. You see,…
It may have happened in Washington, and this may be the Boston criminal lawyer blog, but we have seen such stories from all around the country…including Massachusetts. I am referring to the former Navy reservist, 34-year-old Aaron Alexis (hereinafter, the “Shooter”). The Shooter is dead now, of course. Along with…
The trial of George Zimmerman for homicide was a Florida case. As you know, I practice criminal law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As we have discussed in the past, however, certain legal concepts are the same (except for some particular details) throughout the country. The concepts of homicide and…
The debate is still raging about the deeds and fates of folks who revealed the secrets and procedures of government entities. Some say they revealed information that we already knew, i.e., that the government spies on us. Without taking a stand on that particular minefield, this Boston criminal lawyer brings…
It is graduation time. Graduations often mean graduation parties. Parties, sometimes, bring violence. In the case of one such Dorchester party, that violence ended up being the death of three individuals. Witnesses to the triple Massachusetts murder remain in shock over the violence which ensued after uninvited guests crashed the…