Grand juries meet in private… Except for the prosecution of course. No judge, no defense attorney and no defendant. I would imagine you could almost quote by heart at this point the saying that “a prosecutor could indict a ham sandwich”. Different jurisdictions have different procedures which take place after…
Jaime Fuentes ,48, is/was a prison guard at the infamous maximum security state prison,Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley. As of Wednesday, he is the “Defendant”. He was living in Worcester. Now he in custody, held without bail. Of course, if what the Commonwealth says about him is true, he now…
As discussed in my last blog, Paul Hinkel of Connecticut (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) has been convicted of traveling to Massachusetts with the intention of having sex with what he thought was a 15-year-old girl; the girl did not exist, but a federal agent did in her stead. We have discussed…
It is a story we are hearing quite often these days. Someone is allegedly using the internet to lure an underage boy or girl into sexual activity. I don’t know how many adults are engaging in that practice successfully…but there are certainly a large number of such adults who are…
… And, still they continue. Police-involved assaults, no matter which side starts them, generally end the same way. Law enforcement wins. Often, it is not even close. Take the recent case of 29-year old Weymouth resident Stephanie Farley (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) for example. The Defendant was apparently visiting somebody at…
…And so it still continues. Let’s turn to the end of December and look south for example. This time in Decatur, Georgia. The dead man is 44-year-old Kevin Davis. His involvement with law enforcement occurred when…he called them seeking their protection. Folks remember Davis as a kind and loving man.…
A number of high profile matters are seeing action in the Commonwealth at the moment. One of them is a trial in Fall River. It is the murder trial of former new England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez. This trial concerns murder allegations that Hernandez killed Odin Lloyd. This morning, the…
While the rest of us have been battling with snow, wagers on the Super Bowl and the like, Springfield’s law enforcement has been continuing its battle against Massachusetts drug crimes. It has been relatively lucrative too. In Springfield, police recently confiscated over $22,000 in cash and over 2,000 bags heroin…
Friday, the hearing continues in Salem Superior Court. It is a hearing on a motion to suppress statements in the murder case of Philip Chism (hereinafter, the “Defendant”). The Defendant has been charged with the rape and murder of Danvers teacher Colleen Ritzer. The hearing began last week and we…
You may remember Philip Chism (hereinafter, the “defendant”). He is the 15-year-old juvenile who has been charged as an adult with the rape and murder of 24-year-old Danvers High School teacher Colleen Ritzer in 2013. Today, the Defendant’s case is on the calendar again at Salem Superior Court. The issue…