When we left off last week, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog was discussing what other charges, and what other potential defendants, might exist in the continuing debacle of the Penn. State sexual assault scandal. First, an admission about which you know. I do not practice in the state of Pennsylvania.…
The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog has been discussing many instances wherein matters which used to be handled without the threat of imprisonment are now pulled into the criminal courts. Whether they should or not, of course, depends on your point of view. I don’t think many people will shed tears…
The verdict we had been waiting for came back on Friday night. It was not much of a shocker. Guilty of every count that was submitted to the jury. The jury had deliberated on the 45 counts of sexually assault regarding 10 young boys for 21 hours. That may sound…
The trial of Jerry Sandusky (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is trudging its way down to the finish line of a jury verdict. Thus far, the Commonwealth has been presenting its witnesses and the defense has tried to keep the presumption of innocence in play…at least until it can present its case.…
The United States service members who were part of the security detail in Colombia and now are under investigation reportedly include five Army Green Berets, two Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal technicians, two Marine dog handlers, and an Air Force airman. Most of the 11 Secret Service agents and supervisors flown…
As, apparentl less important, criminal mysteries remain open in the United States, we are spending time, money and media attention on the mysteries of men hiring women for sex in another country. Members of our military and national security organizations, have fallen prey to the ultimate evil which lurks in…
While the rest of us were getting all caught up with silliness like homicides on the streets of Mattapan and Florida as well as deadly cyber-hate crimes in New Jersey, the good folks in Needham have been lucky. Far from being diverted from fighting real crime, the intrepid Needham Police…
Every now and again, even an experienced criminal defense attorney of over a quarter century has to scratch his head and rub whatever scant hairs remain thereupon. The case comes to us from Attleboro. A 41-year-old mother (hereinafter, the “Defendant”), is crying “foul” as she faces her day of judgment.…
There is in the old adage in the practice of law. It reads, “If the facts are on your side, pound on the facts. If the law is on your side, pound on the law. If neither are on your side, pound on the table. ” Perhaps this gives some…
The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog has advised many times that you not try to out-fight, out-run or out-smart investigating officers. However, it would appear that I had failed to advise something else…something I thought was a given. Apparently, I was wrong. Sorry. But here it is…when law enforcement comes a-calling…