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…
“Phase One” of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, hereinafter, the “Defendant” ‘s jury trial for, among other things, multiple murder continues in Boston’s Federal District Court. The Defendant is accused of carrying out bombings with his now-deceased brother near the finish line of the race on April 15, 2013. Three people were…
…And so it begins. A new year. A new high profile multi-murder, among other criminal charges of course, trial. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is having what will serve as his “day in court”. As you will no doubt recall, the Defendant is charged with the terror attack near the…
As I am writing this blog, the latest count is 380. That would be 380 people enjoying and commenting on the happy news of Friday’s drug bust in Springfield. Holiday cheer abounds! The comments are insightful and important too. Take Kay Thomas’ commentary for example. She observed: “Man ya so…
Springfield’s Jason Arias, 31 and hereinafter, the “Defendant” did not have a particularly good weekend. He went into custody since he was the subject of a raid Friday night. It was a rather successful drug bust for law enforcement. It reportedly resulted in the seizure of guns, cash, and a…
This past weekend was a bad one for law enforcement. In two different states, police officers were murdered by suspects. In Brooklyn, New York, two police officers were sitting in their patrol car when a man who officials claim had come from Baltimore vowing to kill police officers made good…
It is the next act in a drama which came to pubic attention in 2012. In 2002, there was a deadly national outbreak of fungal meningitis. The outbreak was linked to steroid injections from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy. Owners of the pharmacy, the New England Compounding Center (Hereinafter, “NECC”), were…
Did you know that Massachusetts law enforcement are allowed to arrest you for things they were not even looking for, but accidentally found while executing a search warrant? The fact is, if the warrant allows them to be in a certain place, and they see something without violating the parameters…
As any regular reader of this blog knows, the idea that law enforcement, including prosecutors, and the truth, go their separate ways at times is sad, but true. One of the more often cited examples is contained in a dissent opinion of Chief Judge Alex Kolinsky of the United States…
Over the years, this blog has discussed various instances in which there is little doubt as to whether prosecutors sometimes stretch, or “re-invent” the truth. This has been the case both in state and federal courts. At a time during which we have had to question the integrity of law…