We began this week talking about Massachusetts campus crimes and offenses and how they were handled in two particular incidents. In both cases, people have raised the question of whether the punishments were fair. In one of the cases, those punished have actually brought a civil lawsuit against the school…
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WEYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CHALLENGE SUSPENSIONS BASED UPON CLAIMS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN SUPERIOR COURT
Sometimes Massachusetts criminal or juvenile defendants strike back! The Attorney Sam’s Take blogs have often discussed the plight of the young who find themselves faced with crimes or school offenses. We began the week with Harvard University’s latest cheating scandal. High School campuses have their own share of campus crimes.…
CAMBRIDGE’S HARVARD UNIVERSITY TAKES ACTION AGAINST STUDENTS IN CHEATING SCANDAL
Last week, Friday brought some disturbing news to the students at Cambridge’s Harvard University. If you are a regular reader to this blog, you probably Saw this news as Inevitable. While not technically a college crime, it is close enough. You may Recognize the allegations in this story from our…
SOMERSET POLICE OFFICER IS PROSECUTED FOR THEFT AND POSSESSION OF DRUGS
Ricardo Pavao Is a Somerset police officer. Well, at least he was. Now he is hereinafter referred to as the “defendant”. The Defendant is now facing criminal charges of larceny and drug possession. More specifically, He stands accused of going to peoples homes at an elderly housing complex, asking for…
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES PROSECUTE SEX CRIMES INVOLVING CHILDREN OVERSEAS
Yesterday, Attorney Sam’s Take began discussing the plight of a certain Mr. Galant (hereinafter the “Defendant”) in connection with certain federal criminal allegations which allegedly took place in the Dominican republic. They involved various sex crimes involving children. Over the last years, we have discussed many federal cases and how…
SHREWBURY MAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGES FOR VARIOUS SEX CRIMES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
Shrewsbury’s unfortunate-named Conrad Gallant (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) had an interesting take on “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. “. The alleged result? Federal criminal charges for various sex crimes. Last Friday, the Defendant pleaded not guilty to charges that he traveled to the Dominican Republic to have sex with…
“MASSACHUSETTS LAW ENFORCEMENT IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ME. WILL I BE SUED OR CHARGED WITH A CRIME?”
During the last few years of Attorney Sam’s Takes, I have pointed out many times that cases that used to be handled by civil lawsuits have now entered the criminal justice arena. I have opined that part of the reason for this is that these cases, or at least the…
A BOSTON CRIMINAL LAWYER DISCUSSES FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACIES
When we left off yesterday, Attorney Sam’s Take was discussing the concept of conspiracies. In a criminal conspiracy one merely needs to act in furtherance of the overall conspiracy in order to be charged as being part of that conspiracy. Let’s assume, for example, that there is a drug trafficking…
30 DORCHESTER AND ROXBURY RESIDENTS ARRESTED IN FEDERAL GANG RELATED CHARGES
As you have probably heard, there was a rather large federal bust which took place toward the end of last week. When the dust settled, thirty people were facing charges in a crackdown on two street gangs who allegedly terrorized folks in the Bowdoin-Geneva section of Dorchester as well as…
MEDFORD NANNY IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT OF INFANT. MURDER CHARGES LIKELY
It is every parent’s nightmare and it harkens back to a similar high-profile homicide trial from years ago. That one was in Middlesex County as well. This time it is Medford where dwelt a 34-year-old nanny, Aisling McCarthy Brady (hereinafter, the “Defendant”). Now, she stands accused of assault and is…