This week, the daily Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog ends its week as it began…with stories which demonstrate dangers faced by law enforcement and defendants applying to the “Hey, I’ll Bet I Can Make This Situation Worse” club. Today, we have tales out of Springfield where two police officers suffered injuries…
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Madoff Associate And Lawyer Come To Boston As Fraud Probe(s) Continue
As the “Madoff Wars”, fought by investigators, attorneys and accountants, rage, score one for lawyers of the Commonwealth. They finally got Robert Jaffe, a crucial witness to Madoff’s operation, to the Hub where he finally spoke to regulators. The result? Boston regulators are ramping up a probe into Bernard Madoff’s…
Boston-Area Lawyer Struggles To Prepare For Dangerousness Hearing After Client Is Found With Weapons And Assaults Neighbors
Nikita R. 50, (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) lived in the near the City of Boston…Arlington, in fact. Until this week, he was perhaps an average-looking man who you might pass on the street and give a friendly nod to. His neighbors knew him mostly as a quiet guy who smoked cigarettes…
The Battle Between Cruisers And Drivers Continue, Inside And Out Of Boston On A One-Way Road To The Defense Attorney
This Massachusetts Dangerous Driving tale did not begin in Boston…it did not even begin in Massachusetts. But it ended there. In Springfield. In court. With a defense lawyer by his side trying to explain why his out-of-state allegedly reckless client should go home after his arraignment. When 33-year-old Rogelio V.…
Former Coast Guard’s Massachusetts Rape Trial Begins this Week
The Massachusetts rape trial of former Coast Guard officer David Pierce is set to begin this week. Pierce is accused of raping the same woman five times in 2005. Pierce’s criminal defense attorney claims that the sex between the client and the woman was consensual and that the two of…
Boston-area Law Enforcement Endangered By Drivers Needing Defense Lawyers
It has been a difficult and dangerous time for Boston-area police officers. While perhaps not intentional, recent tragedies and near-tragedies remind us that some of those we represent as defense attorneys often endanger not only themselves, but everyone around them when driving dangerously. Including police officers. Let’s look at two…
Convicted Massachusetts Rapist Claims He Isn’t A Pedophile
In an interview with the Patriot Ledger, convicted Massachusetts Level 3 sex offender Alvin B. Fields Jr. says he is not a danger to his community. Fields, a Plymouth resident, appeared in Plymouth District Court last week after he was apprehended for taking his clothes off in front of an…
Boston District Attorney Decides Not To Press Charges For Detainie’s Death
Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley has decided not to press charges against Boston Police officers in the case of David W., the 22-year-old Emmanuel College student (hereinafter, the “Deceased” who died after being arrested in June during Boston Celtics championship celebrations. “As a result of a thorough, objective,…
Yesterday’s Boston-Area Shooter Found And Set To Meet Lawyer And Judge Today
This time it was not a post office or in the city of Boston. It was a Cambridge supply company where two employees did not get along. Clyde H. 65, of Brookline (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is now accused ending the feud by killing his adversary, Marurice R, 33, (hereinafter, the…
Boston Federal Judge chastises United States Attorney For Misconduct
The chief judge of the Boston ‘s local United States District Court is threatening to sanction a federal prosecutor for what he characterized as the latest “egregious failure” of the United States Attorney’s office to disclose evidence that could have helped clear a defendant. Undisclosed, the result could lead to…