…And continuing in yesterday’s blog’s footsteps, we discuss another case which features a child victim. At least, so says the Commonwealth. While everybody else was still reacting to this week’s “up skirt” controversy, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today the indictment of two Fall River residents for their alleged participation…
A Brockton couple are facing criminal charges in relation to a very sad domestic violence incident which led to the death of a 4-year-old child. The death is being prosecuted as a Massachusetts murder. Antonio Durham, 32, is charged with causing the death of his girlfriend’s young son. Tania Merisca,…
We have spent the last two blogs discussing what one should do if approached by law enforcement in the middle of a criminal investigation. Should you accept the police offer to “give your story” without counsel? A regular reader of this blog was kind enough to join in the discussion…
On Friday, we began discussing whether suspects, or potential suspects, should talk with the police who are conducting a criminal investigation when the officers come to interview them. We focused on the occasion in which the interviewee does not believe that he or she has anything to hide. As naïve…
Let’s face it. It is scary. Suddenly you are confronted by law enforcement and the police are asking you questions in tones which suggest that they suspect you of doing something illegal. You are shaky and they are calm. They are in control. And they are telling you that the…
Yesterday, we began discussing the saga of the Pelletiers and the horror show we call the Department of Children and Families (“DCF”). In short, the medical treatment and fate of their 15-year-old daughter (the “Child”) is at issue. The Child has been taken away from her parents (the “Family”) because…
I sometimes wonder, as I write these blogs, whether anyone is reading them. More importantly, if they are, are they paying attention to the information and the message I am giving? I have been warning about the out-of-control nightmare known as the Department Of Children And Families (“DCF”) since long…
Boston University Police Department increased alcohol-control efforts, following a spike in alcohol-fueled hospital runs, in the first week of February. BU Today, reported that 11 university students were hospitalized for alcohol related incidents. Half of the transports were under 21. In the state of Massachusetts, it is illegal to consume…
Now, we all know that, generally, it is not nice to lie. Further, we have discussed in the past that lying to police in a criminal investigation is actually a felony. There are other times, of course, where the lying itself is actually considered a Massachusetts white collar crime, namely,…
Good morning! It’s Tuesday of a new week, and you know what that means… time for the weekly snow storm! As I’m sure you have noticed, we have been getting a lot of snow lately. This takes effect in terms of criminal justice in various ways. Let’s look at two…