There are still folks out there who believe that if they ignore the fact that they never returned to court when they were supposed to, the Commonwealth will kindly do the same. These people are wrong.. When you did not go to court, a default warrant, a warrant for…
Some time has gone by since your altercation with Righteous Ricky. The fight was short, alcohol driven, and he looked the worse for wear afterwards. The last contact you had with Ricky was when the fight ended and he said he was going to “sue you for assault and battery”.…
I know that I had said that my very next blog was going to be Part Two of our discussion on sexual crimes. Apparently, an interloper posted a non-Attorney Sam’s Take blog in between. However, as promised, it is a new day and we now continue our discussion. At 18…
Last month, former Ashland school secretary, Marissa Goldstein, was accused of embezzling $55,000 from the Warren School. Over her career at the Warren School, Goldstein is accused of stealing and depositing more than 80 checks written by kindergarten parents to the school for their children’s education. Additionally, she is accused…
You know, it is not only Massachusetts folks that this warning should awaken. For example, take a certain young couple from North Carolina, although I have handled a number of similar matters here in the Commonwealth. The Washington Post tells us of a young couple (hereinafter The “Juveniles”) who were…
We are going through a rather bumpy ride through this political season. Insults are being handed out like candy, including against the Commander-In-Chief. However, there are limits (at least, as to most presidential candidates) which folks are supposed to know they cannot breach. Do you know what they are? Alex Hernandez, 31…
Look, there is no question about whether robbery is a serious crime in Massachusetts. Thus, the circumstances were certainly intense in Methuen yesterday. 36-year-old James Dobbins (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) was arraigned today at Beth Israel Hospital. He is charged with robbing a convenience store…armed robbery while masked. The Defendant…
You may be suffering under the misnomer that you have the right to dance on public property. Basically, you do. Unless law enforcement tells you that you don’t. Let me give you a for instance…one that can be viewed on video at, among other places, the Huffington Post. The…
Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero, hereinafter, the “Defendant”, has made a fairly unusual decision. The Defendant is one of three officers who arrested 25-year-old Freddie Gray, a man of color, about a year ago. Mr. Gray apparently made eye contact with one of those officers and then allegedly began running…
On Friday, we began discussing a particular meeting in Pittsfield where law enforcement made an unfortunate declaration about gang-related violence. It would appear that the local police department is waiving the fear-mongering flag of “gang violence” without much of a basis and is relying on the stale standard chorus of “just trust…