We began this week warning folks about young people, drug laws and law enforcement. The violation of the drug laws, however, is not the only area in which kids are finding themselves in trouble. What may have not been acceptable, but seldom prosecuted, in the past does get prosecuted now.…
Throughout the Commonwealth, and the nation, kids are returning to school this week. I can tell you as, not only a longtime Boston criminal lawyer, but as a parent, it is a time of anxiety and mixed emotions. Part of the reason for the fears underlying those feelings have gotten…
There’s nothing like an extreme circumstance to help you make a point that, otherwise, otherwise seem a little complicated. In fact, I will bet that you did not need this Boston criminal lawyer to tell you that this particular gentleman did not act appropriately…or legally. West Yarmouth’s 32-year-old Christopher Sprague…
Ok, I have to admit up front. I do not watch this program or read this chat… Whichever it is. I do not know whether these names are real or not. I don’t know if they were chosen or merely unfortunate occurrences for the name holders. I do, however, know…
This long time Boston criminal lawyer must warn you… Don’t believe everything you read. As I had forewarned you over my past few blogs, the criminal justice trenches are about to become much harder to navigate if you are accused of Massachusetts domestic violence. I have one of you that,…
We both began and ended the week last week discussing the realities of being accused of criminal charges arising out of a Massachusetts domestic violence case. We concentrated on what you could expect as you await going to court. On Friday, I alluded to the recent Waltham Domestic Violence /…
The week has not been particularly good in terms of Massachusetts domestic violence cases. It seems a good idea to spend this Attorney Sam’s Take going through some nuts and bolts of what to expect if you are being accused of domestic violence. First of all, understand that domestic violence…
They are cases involving one of the issues that make the criminal justice system, and related law enforcement, tremble. After all, part of the job of police, prosecutors and judges is to protect the public. Nothing has more of a tortured history in that regard than cases involving domestic violence.…
In a way, I suppose it is the fault of this Boston criminal lawyer. In all my blogs telling you how to react when approached by law enforcement, I have apparently been incomplete. I told you not to try to out-run, out-fight or out-talk the officer who stops you. I…
As the federal criminal trial of James “Whitey” Bulger comes to a close, at least for the first time, it might be time to start thinking about our federal criminal law enforcers. After all, while Mr Bulger was the featured “bad guy” in the government’s own case, the FBI of…