No, the upcoming Sandra Bullock new movie, filmed in Boston, is not, “The Trouble With Parked Trucks”. It was an accident. This morning’s vehicular incident outside Roxbury Municipal Court brings certain criminal justice issues to mind. well, at least to my mind. I suppose that grants me enough reason to…
In the last Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog, we began discussing the verdict and sentencing of Aaron Deveau (hereinafter, the “Defendant”). He is the young gentleman who was just convicted of texting while he was driving and, as a result, smashing into another vehicle and causing eventual death to one person…
As I write this, history is being made at the Haverhill District Court. It is the first trial for vehicular homicide taking place where the negligent acts of the defendant are the use of a cellular phone, to wit: texting. As you may recall, we discussed the new law regarding…
As the trial for Aaron Duveau, 18, continues, Haverhill police officer Wayne Tracey testified today that the crash was “the worst he had ever seen in his law enforcement career.” Tracey was one of the first to respond to the scene on February 20, 2011 after, as authorities allege, Duveau…
The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog has discussed many stories which demonstrate that, particularly with new technology, law enforcement has such tools in its arsenal that attempting to out-race them is futile. Well, Boston police made an arrest on Friday night which shows that the reverse is not necessarily true. Twenty-two…
You know how the Boston Criminal Lawyer Bog keep telling you that if the police are after you to stop…you should stop? Here is yet another example of a young man who did not see it quite that way. Now, he has only increased his criminal justice woes. Of course,…
As you may be aware, there is a legislative effort underway today to change the laws regarding the use of cell phones while driving in Massachusetts. Most people seem to be for it. But is there really a need for it? Attorney Sam’s Take On Redundant Criminal Statutes The first…
This experienced Boston criminal lawyer checked into Boston.com this morning to get a view of what was happening over the weekend in the Commonwealth. It would appear that ‘Tis already the season for vehicular crimes throughout the Bay State. • In Peabody, an 88-year-old woman was struck by a car…
Last week, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog discussed criminal prosecutions which result from unintentional acts. One of the things we discussed was Massachusetts motor vehicle crimes that result from car accidents. Of course, not all such prosecutions result from mere accidents. Take an incident at Boston University which occurred last…
Cara Della Barba is a 28-year-old finance manager at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. If you look at the photo of her in court, you would think she was one of the Boston criminal attorneys. You would not suspect that she is hereinafter referred to as the “Defendant”. But she…